Sam's Spitfire Summer
View Product InformationSam's Spitfire Summer captures all the loneliness of the billeting hall and the excitement of finding a crashed Messerschmitt in this thrilling World War Two adventure, with facts included.
When Sam is evacuated, he might as well be going to the moon. Ten-year-old Sam watches the familiar sights of London disappear in a cloud of steam as he sets off on a journey to the unfamiliar world of country cottages, farmyard animals and a hostile welcome at the village school.
Packed with fantastic fact pages about life on the home front, and with amazing illustrations by Charlie Clough, here is a book which vividly portrays a child's-eye-view of life at the outset of the Second World War.
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Sam's Spitfire Summer captures all the loneliness of the billeting hall and the excitement of finding a crashed Messerschmitt in this thrilling World War Two adventure, with facts included.
When Sam is evacuated, he might as well be going to the moon. Ten-year-old Sam watches the familiar sights of London disappear in a cloud of steam as he sets off on a journey to the unfamiliar world of country cottages, farmyard animals and a hostile welcome at the village school.
Packed with fantastic fact pages about life on the home front, and with amazing illustrations by Charlie Clough, here is a book which vividly portrays a child's-eye-view of life at the outset of the Second World War.
Key points:
*Reluctant Reader
*Follows the Dyslexic Association guidelines
*Special appeal to boys
*Incorporates historical facts
Ian MacDonald is a writer and teacher living in Kent. He regularly visits schools to talk to children and teachers about his writing. He has told tales in a range of venues from the assembly hall to the Millennium Dome.
Suitable for reading age 8 and interest age 8 - 12
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