Fighter Pilot
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Fighter Pilot
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Helen Greathead
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Series | Tough Jobs |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:64 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780713677720
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Audience | |
Illustrations |
b&w
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
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Publication Date |
1 September 2008 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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) *
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