Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever

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Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever is a magnificent book, ideal for sharing, lingering over, wondering about, keeping and gifting. See the full collection of original watercolours created for the beautiful new Flying Scotsman book, illustrated by Michael Foreman and written by Michael Morpurgo. Morpurgo was awarded an OBE in 2007 and a knighthood in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

This book tells the inspiring tale of a young woman following her dreams in the golden age of steam travel – with beautiful illustrations throughout.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling.

Alongside the fictional story, we’re treated to information about Flying Scotsman’s records and reputation. Her birthdays are celebrations, with the train puffing and hurtling past her and her driver father waving from his carriage. Michael Foreman is an internationally renowned, multi award-winning children’s book illustrator and author.Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman chart a twentieth- century history of Flying Scotsman through Iris’s story, which travels through her work in the second world war, to the train’s international journeys too. With ‘ men needed to go and fight in the army, the airforce or the navy- women were needed to work on the railways’. It was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as part of the A1 class—the most powerful locomotives used by the LNER at the time.

Her dad is the famous train's driver, and every year her favourite birthday treat is a trip to see him at work. He has written more than 150 books, including the internationally celebrated War Horse , and was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2003.It tells the story of Iris, who dreams of being a train driver when she grows up, just like her dad, who drives Flying Scotsman. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned.

It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you.Published in association with the National Railway Museum, York, Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever takes readers on a journey through the golden age of steam travel, paying tribute to the women who drove the trains and kept the railways running during the Second World War. Michael Morpurgo, aided by Michael Foreman's luminous watercolour work, sings an eloquent hymn to the golden age of steam' - Financial Times 'A spunky heroine and a mighty train combine forces to challenge notions of gender roles and will encourage all readers to hold fast to their dreams.