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Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
Published: January 2002
Pages: 80
Categories: Children
Available as: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780862787561
ASIN: 0862787564

'A witty and engaging account of a visit to the weird and wonderful city of Dublin, where Michelle's country cousins struggle to understand the curious local customs. The sequel to Cows Are Vegetarians. Sinead and Dara, Michelle's country cousins, come up to 'the big smoke' to visit Michelle and her mum. The bright lights and fast life of the big city take her cousins by surprise, but Michelle delights in showing off her cosmopolitan ways! A witty and engaging account of a visit to the weird and wonderful city of Dublin, where Sinead and Dara struggle to understand the curious local customs. Red Flag 11 'Set in anecdotal chapters, the dialogue between the cousins is bouncy and entertaining, making this a good starter read-alone.' -- The Sunday Tribune The Sunday Tribune 'This is a pleasant variant of the 'town mouse, country mouse' fable, set in modern Dublin.' -- Inis Magazine Inis Magazine 'Michelle in Animals Don't Have Ghosts was declared "really good" by my seven-year-old who loved the story of know-all Michelle and her country cousins, Dara and Sinead, who have a day out in Dublin, taking in the Natural History Museum, St Stephen's Green and a shopping centre with escalators.' -- The Irish Times The Irish Times 'Action packed' -- Parent and Teacher '... a freshness and a sense of humour ... which is very appealing' -- School Librarian The School Librarian Having grown up in Galway and Donegal, Siobhan Parkinson has lived most of her adult life in her native Dublin. She studied English literature and German at Trinity, and went on to take her doctorate in English literature. She has worked for many years as an editor, a profession that very closely resembles that of writing. She concentrates more on her writing these days, but is also a very active member of the writers-in-schools scheme, and she gives workshops in creative writing and talks on her work in all sorts of situations. She has held various writing residencies and has been editor of, Inis -

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