Avail Yourself This Is Ireland Authored By Miroslav Sasek Displayed As Copy

old fashioned illustrations that never lose their appeal, A bit dated but still highly readable, Ach, ako ma zas táto kniha preniesla do Írska, : Je to taká útla chuťovka s peknými ilustráciami k nedeľnej káve, Samozrejme, kedže sa jedna o Írsko musím jej dať štyri hviezdičky : On the heels of the runaway bestsellers This is New York and This is Paris, Universe is pleased to reissue another title from M.
Sasek's beloved and nostalgic children's travel series,

Like the other Sasek classics, This is Ireland is a facsimile edition of his original book from thes and is still timely and current in every way.
The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more thanyears later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twentyfirst century, appearing on a "This is.
. . Today" page at the back of the book, The stylish, charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek's witty, playful narrative, makes for a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember this book from their childhood.


This is Ireland, first published in, brings the Emerald Isle to life, where the shamrock grows and a leprechaun stands at the end of every rainbow, guarding a crock of gold.
There's Dublin with its bustling crowds, tall steeples, and Trinity College there's Clonmacnois, the burial place of kings there's the Blarney Stone to kiss for eloquence, and much, much more in this verdant, friendly land filled with enchanted lakes and mountains that fall steep to the sea.
There's some marvelously hip artwork in this brief history and tour of some of the Emerald Isle's most famous landmarks,



Originally published in, I'm not sure how much of the information remains relevant, . .

Did you know that in Dublin during the early sixties, there werechurches andpubs



I found this on my local library's shelf, but I've got to get my own copy.
. . and the rest of Sasek's travel series!

When I first picked up this book in the book store, I was confused, and thought it was a brand new book and almost didn't buy it.
But then I looked to see when it was first published,

It was actually written and illustrated in the's, and a friend and admirer of the author reprinted it,
The book is dated, but that's what makes it so wonderful, It is utterly charming. Can't wait to get other books he wrote for my children's book collection, Neuveriteľne vie Šašek vykúzliť atmosféru, V Írsku som nikdy nebola teraz po tom túžim, What a charming book about the Emerald Isle, I enjoy reading both childrens books from past decades and geography, It made me want to travel to Ireland back to, It is cute when there is a spread that says Ireland has lots of green, I also could not help staring at the illustration of the stunning Trinity College Library one of the items on my bucket list as well as the Blarney Stone, Bunratty Castle, and Ashford Castle.
The only time I have ever set foot in Ireland was unfortunately for a few hours at Dublin Airport, That book made me want to hop on a plane to Ireland and visit the magnificent city of Dublin and experience the countryside as green as you can imagine.
Makes me want to visit Ireland again, Great for kids especially before an Ireland trip Not for little listeners, A bit dry and no help with pronunciation, This is San Francisco was a more interesting read, or maybe easier, especially for young children, Na této knize není pro mě ani tak důležitý text, jako jsou ilustrace, Až na pár z nich jsem si vždy řekl: ale vždyť to znám, já tam byl, A já tam chci zase! Nostalgic illustrations in this cute travelogue, Though it keeps the original text, asterisks are placed wherever information has changed, You can find the updates at the end of the book, Illustrations and lots of interesting details about Ireland, More than a travel book, Lots of facts about Ireland, . Of all the books in this series, . . this is the one I want to go back and study and see real pictures! I could be that I amIrish, It could be that I am planning a major Trip to Ireland but I really enjoyed it! I love Ireland and thehours I spent in Dublin and County Wicklow just wet my appetite! It could be that we just had St Patrick's day but I am taking this one home to look at! : The hell with the risk of coming across as an overrater.
I'm dealing out anotherstars, If only to keep the average rating of this book at the maximum, I'm not going to be the one to bring this average down,
Highlights of this volume of Sasek's series of picture book guides to interesting places include the two page spread of Pontoon, the idyllic pictures of 'subtropical' Glengarriff, and the view of O'Connoll Street twelve lanes full of cars.
But my favourite is the twopage spread of an Irish landscape at the beginning: green hills, low walls, scattered rocks, gray mountains in the back, gray sky above, a few cottages and two sheep.
No people. After a short introduction Sasek shows and tells that Ireland "really is green, . . every imaginable green " Then you turn the page, get the majestic spread, and the minimal caption, finishing the sentence: "green and silent, "
This is the stuff thatstar books ar e made of,
I noticed

a slight change in Sasek's style with respect to the earlier books I've read, Those were from the fifties, this one's from, The style seems looser, more impressionist than cubist, In one instance, the ruins of Dunluce Castle, perhaps a bit too impressionistic, I also see some added texture,
I'm glad that a new reprint volume is on the way This is Greece, IIRC, AFAIK, Universe published these books at the rate of two a year, at the same time, Now they appear to have stepped up to three a year, but spread over the whole year, I can't wait to finally have the wholevolume series,
And I'd like to go to Blarney Castle in county Cork tomorrow, to kiss Blarney Stone "and get invincibly eloquent, " I have to talk about innovation in high renaissance art next Friday, so I need all the eloquence I can get, Perhaps I should do it the Sasek way: "Leonardo's work really is innovative, . . every imaginable shade of " etc.

.STARS. This is the first of Sasek's books I've read, though I've known about them ever since seeing them tantalizingly displayed full price, alas! at a bookstore in Ashland, OR last summer.
I'm certainly going to read more!!!

This is like a minitravel guide or illustrated snapshots of Ireland in condensed formnods to people and places, country and city, restaurants and relics.
I love that it feels at once wonderfully, warmly nostalgic and yet still inspires contemporary dreams of the country, I think I would have liked it even more if I'd already BEEN to Ireland and thus could see how he adapted all the famous places into his illustrations and contents can't WAIT to get my hands on THIS IS LONDON! This series is pretty cool, but they can be sort of boring to read fronttoback as they are rather long and there's not much fun text.
The illustrations are very lovely though, and I like the general overview it gives, I love the greenness of this one in particular Ireland! I read this to my first through fourth graders and they all loved it! Beautiful! Gorgeous illustrations but not the most interesting text for little listeners.
Definitely K and older. .