Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever

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Other parts of our museum are also closed, please check the Visit page for the latest info about closures. Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever is a magnificent book, ideal for sharing, lingering over, wondering about, keeping and gifting. 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. My son is mad about trains and loves the Flying Scotsman and has even seen it twice and rode on it so I thought that this book would be great for a birthday gift. Michael Foreman is an internationally renowned, multi-award-winning children’s book illustrator and author.

With ‘ men needed to go and fight in the army, the airforce or the navy- women were needed to work on the railways’. It seems that every birthday Iris and her mother would ‘stand- on the platform, hearing doors slamming and whistles blowing, watching the flag waving‘.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. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books.

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 kept the railways running during the Second World War. Morpurgo was awarded an OBE in 2007 and a knighthood in 2018 for services to literature and charity. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic! An inspiring tale from Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman celebrating the world's most iconic train, Flying Scotsman, and its greatest fan, a young girl named Iris. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods.This book tells the inspiring tale of a young woman following her dreams in the golden age of steam travel – with beautiful illustrations throughout. It courses from early twentieth- century through wartime, when Iris is ‘ in her 20’s’ and ‘ the Second World War came’. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot!

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.

See the full collection of original watercolours created for the beautiful new Flying Scotsman book, illustrated by Michael Foreman and written by Michael Morpurgo. Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman collaborate on a centenary story about the world famous, record breaking train. But each time Flying Scotsman pulls away, Iris wishes more than anything that she could be in the driver’s cab, just like her dad.

Thereafter, we’ve a history and update on this glorious train, one that makes us think upon The Highland Falcon Thief.It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything.