The Dance of Life
A Meggy Tale
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2004
- Category
- General, Europe
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550051254
- Publish Date
- Nov 2004
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
The people of Copperkin make big sacrifices to keep their Irish culture -dance, music, and language- alive, and no one works harder than Meggy In her short life, Meggy has protected her beloved hedge school from traitorous spies, cruel landlords and English soldiers and even saved her teacher's life!
Now Meggy faces the toughest task of all When her dad is hurt in a mining accident, she competes to become County Kerry's new dance teacher - and wins But that's only the beginning She must take to the road, going from village to village, teaching in secret, with fear her constant companion Three things spur her on: her love for her family, love for the dance and the need to keep one step ahead of her exasperatingly devoted beau, Roddy McSorley!
About the authors
Margot Griffin and John Burden previously collaborated on the first two books in the Meggy series, Dancing for Danger and Secret of the Crystal Cave.
Visual artist P. John Burden is a classically trained Canadian and British subject. Burden's work includes original acrylic paintings, watercolour paintings, and traditional and modern artist's prints. His art is symbolic or surrealist, using representational skills from a lifetime of drawing, painting, and design. John Burden also illustrates books for all ages and has work in collections worldwide.
