The Flying Classroom

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Pub Date 10 Mar 2015 | Archive Date 05 Feb 2015
Steerforth Press | Pushkin Children's Books

Description

Martin's school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called 'No-Smoking' who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying classroom.


As the Christmas holidays draw near, Martin and his friends - nervous Uli, cynical Sebastian, Johnny, who was rescued by a sea captain, and Matthias, who is always hungry (particularly after a meal) - are preparing for the end of term festivities. But there are surprises, sadness and trouble on the way - and a secret that changes everything.  


The Flying Classroom is a magical, thrilling and bittersweet story about friendship, fun and being brave when you are at your most scared. (It also features a calf called Eduard, but you will have to read it to find out why).

Martin's school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called 'No-Smoking' who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying...


Advance Praise

'Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kästner's words; I never tire of them' Quentin Blake

Praise for Emil and the Detectives:

'My favourite book as a child... funny, exciting and very atmospheric' Michael Rosen

'Marvellous' Philip Pullman

'A little masterpiece... Read it and you will be happy' Maurice Sendak

'Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kästner's words; I never tire of them' Quentin Blake

Praise for Emil and the Detectives:

'My favourite book as a child... funny...


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ISBN 9781782690566
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Over all this was entertaining.

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With its whimsical content, conversational tone, and jovial characters, The Flying Classroom is a unique bit of prose with a timeless feel. While the narrative seems a bit disjointed to start, the reader soon becomes accustomed to the style, and it proves a wholly satisfying means of bringing pieces of the story together. An enjoyable and clever read.

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A timeless classic that should be on the shelves of every child.

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Heart tugging story about friendship set in a boarding school with the relationships of the school boys contrasted with those of the school director and his eventually rediscovered friend.

It's overwhelmingly the story of how good deeds prompt others to do better and be better people, which makes it an appropriate Christmas book I suppose.

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