The Salmon of Knowledge: An Irish Folktale Retold and Illustrated by Celina Buckley

Author(s): Celina Buckley

Fairytales, Myths and Legends

Children will enjoy the unique collage illustrations and an unexpected twist in this retelling of a traditional Irish legend about an old man seeking an enchanted fish that will give him all the knowledge in the world and a young boy hoping to become a great warrior. Children will enjoy the unique collage illustrations and an unexpected twist in this retelling of a traditional Irish legend about an old man seeking an enchanted fish that will give him all the knowledge in the world and a young boy hoping to become a great warrior. A creative illustrated retelling of a traditional Irish legend about an enchanted salmon that will impart all the knowledge in the world to the first person who eats it. Finnegas, a wise, eldery poet, spends his days fishing for the Salmon of Knowledge. He meets Fionn, a young boy who hopes to become a brave warrior, but who must first find a poet to instruct him. Follow the story of a young boy who sets out to become a warrior but, in an unexpected twist, acquires far more knowledge than he had ever expected to gain.

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Celina Buckley grew up on a farm in the middle of the countryside in County Cork, Ireland. She earned her Bachelor of Education (Hons) from Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, in 2011. For the following four years, she enjoyed working as a primary school teacher. She then decided to take a break from teaching to pursue her life-long passion for drawing and children's literature and embarked upon the Masters in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art.

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  • : 9781760361631
  • : Starfish Bay Children's Books
  • : Starfish Bay Children's Books
  • : 0.22
  • : 01 July 2023
  • : .125 Inches X 10.25 Inches X 10.25 Inches
  • : books

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  • : Celina Buckley
  • : Paperback
  • : 823.92
  • : 30