Sky Chasers (1)
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- Synopsis
- Orphan Magpie can't believe her eyes when she sees a boy swept off his feet by a kite ... or something that twists and dances in the wind. Like her, the boy - Pierre - dreams of flying over the rooftops of Paris. His family, the Montgolfiers, are desperate to be first to discover the secret of flight. The world looks so different up high and suddenly Magpie knows what she wants - to be the first to fly in a balloon above the King and Queen of France ... From the bestselling historical fiction author of books including Secrets of a Sun King, When We Were Warriors and Letters from the Lighthouse Discovery meets imagination in this rich and inspirational tale based on the true story of the first hot air balloon flight over Paris in the eighteenth century An enchanting story of history, adventure, science and facing your fears
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 288 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781910655535
- Publisher:
- Chicken House
- Date of Addition:
- 08/02/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Text © Emma Carroll 2018 From an original idea by Stephen Neal Jackson © The Big Idea Competition Limited
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Year 3 - KS2, Year 4 - KS2, Year 5 - KS2, Year 6 - KS2, Year 7 - 1st Form - KS3, Year 8 - 2nd Form - KS3
- Reading Age:
- 9–12
- Submitted By:
- Sarah Wallis-Newman
- Proofread By:
- Sarah Wallis-Newman
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.