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Paddy O'Brien's Potato Patch

Price: $2.99, format: 7 page PDF, grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Patty O'Brien is a friendly leprechaun who loves gardening and harvesting her tubers. What's a tuber? What's in a potato that good for you? Which president first served french fries in the White House? How is the potato linked to the great Irish immigration to the United States and other countries? Find the answers and discover more interesting facts about potatoes and Ireland in this special edition.

In this issue students will:
• learn why a potato is a tuber
• discover how the great potato blight changed lives and history
• use the newspaper for poetry inspiration
• write a funny poem about potatoes
• use internet links to play games, discover facts and visit the U.S. Potato Board website