The Irish Piper

Jim Latimer

Scribner's, 1991 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

In this version of the traditional tale, the Pied Piper plays upon Irish pipes and travels from County Clare in Ireland to the village of Hamelin to rid it of its rats. An author's note discusses the Piper's music and provides examples of what he may have played.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Irish Piper
• Author: Jim Latimer
• Illustrated by: John O'Brien
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Scribner's, 1991
• ISBN: 068419130X, 9780684191300
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic; Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General