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Flying Circus Takes to the Skies
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Aeroplane Middle Grade Adventure
Author_Leona Cobham
Author_Tim O'Brien
Books about aeroplanes
Books based in fact
Books for boys age 9-12
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Inspiring stories about flying
Positive book
Stories about flying
Product details
- ISBN 9781739407001
- Weight: 113g
- Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 17 May 2023
- Publisher: Cobham Wings
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Tom the F-14 Tomcat has a need for speed. Convinced he's only valued for his ability to break the sound barrier, the mighty fighter jet is determined to win a race to Australia to keep the airshow alive. But when a rival F-15 Eagle tricks him into skipping refueling, the supersonic plane fears he's let everyone down as his tanks run empty. Can Tom get help from his talented friends and finish the contest before it's too late?
We land with the Tomcat on the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier while Woody, the little biplane, finds he has some remarkable abilities that earn Tom's respect. Will Woody succeed in transporting a tiny passenger without losing face? But wait, what's that terrible smell?
Can Vul rescue a six-engined giant who desperately needs help to get home? With his lonely backstory, having been shut in a hangar deemed unfit to fly, the Vulcan is determined to prevent an Antonov with a faulty landing gear from experiencing the same fate.
And the Spitfire's leadership skills are exceptional as expected of a flying ace. With a keen sense of protocol, he is experienced and knowledgeable, but to his consternation, he has to transport a passenger who is oblivious to his importance. (His elliptical wings are described in a useful section at the back of the books entitled In and Out of the Cockpit, an A-Z of aviation information.)
Flying Circus Takes to the Skies is a collection stories from the Aeroplane Adventure series centering around four true-to-life aeroplanes, exciting action, and important themes of self-esteem, patience and friendship. Illustrated with line drawings by the highly esteemed aviation illustrator Tim O'Brien.
While working in a forest recuperation project in Brazil, Leona Cobham voluteered to teach in a shanty town. Here, a lifelong interest in understanding differing learning styles began.
On return to the UK, she begain to write children's fiction and worked part-time as a classroom reading assistant.
Having been immersed in the world of aviation from a young age it was natural to create a world of aeroplanes. Her grandfather, Sir Alan Cobham, pioneered long-distance flying, making first time flights. He was passionate about getting Britain air-minded as he put it, in the 1930s. He was later responsible for the invention of in-flight refuelling.
Thus, the book series Aeroplane Adventures was born. Flying Circus Takes to the Skies is the first in this series of books. The second will be published in Spring 2024.
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