Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting March 2022
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In Ireland, potatoes have been an important source of
nutrition for centuries. Today's page is packed with fun
facts about the tasty tater!
Welcome to Paddy O'Brien's Potato Patch. Can you
find your way through the patch to the pot of gold?
During the Alaskan Klondike
gold rush (1897-1898), potatoes
were practically worth their
weight in gold. Potatoes were
valued for their vitamin C. And
gold, at that time, was more
plentiful than nutritious foods!
A tuber is a swollen
part of a plant that
stores energy. The
potatoes we eat
grow underground
and the plant above
ground uses the
energy stored in the
potato to grow. So,
potatoes are tubers.
How many
shamrocks can
you find on
this page?
Find the two identical leprechauns.
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