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Fighter Pilot

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Fighter Pilot
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Helen Greathead
SeriesTough Jobs
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:64
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780713677720
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children's (6-12)
Illustrations b&w

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 1 September 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Tough Jobs! is a new narrative non-fiction series covering popular historical topics through a variety of colourful jobs in a down-to-earth, readable style, with plenty of toilet humour! Each chapter features a double page fact spread and there is a glossary at the end. In Fighter Pilot Britain is at war with Germany and your dream is to become a heroic fighter pilot. Experience what life in the skies is like as you make new friends on the nearby airbase and learn from them what it takes to train to be a pilot. You get to go up in a plane and even meet a real-life prisoner! You'll find it's a tough job being a fighter pilot.

Author Biography

Helen Greathead is a highly experienced creator, editor, projectmanager and writer of successful non-fiction titles and series. Shespent 14 years at Scholastic Children's Books where she commissionedseries, including Horrible Histories. She began a freelance career in 2003, and titles she has written include the Now You Know series (Scholastic) and the Design and Make series (Watts).

Reviews

'Written in an accessible style with humorous illustrations, they are great for engaging reluctant readers as well as educating them about a historical period.' * Junior Education Plus (December 2008) *