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Author:

Tubridy, Ryan, author.

Title:

Patrick and the president / Ryan Tubridy, P.J. Lynch.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.
Reinforced trade edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 x 29 cm

Subject:

Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963--Juvenile fiction.
Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963--Travel--Ireland--Juvenile fiction.
Presidents--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Visits of state--Ireland--Juvenile fiction.
Ireland--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.

Other Authors:

Lynch, Patrick James, illustrator.

Notes:

Portion of edition statement from back jacket flap. Includes a timeline of John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland.

Summary:

When the beloved president visited Ireland in 1963, he described it as the best four days of his life. And for a generation of Irish people, it was a trip they never forgot. This picture book captures the fevered excitement in the buildup to the president's visit, all seen through the eyes of a young boy named Patrick who wants to know more than anything what it would feel like to shake the president's hand.

ISBN:

9780763689490
0763689491

OCLC:

(OCoLC)953222548

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)