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HUNGER, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Drinkwater, Carol
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 16422 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 4.75
\pause{1500}Main subject: Key stage 3 - ages 12 - 14 years
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Key stage 2 - ages 8 - 11 years
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In the nineteenth century many people in Ireland relied on potatoes as their major food. Between 1845 and 1847 disease ruined the crops and as a result many people suffered from starvation. This fictional diary details the struggles of one family during The Hunger.

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