The Great Fire of London: An Illustrated History of the Great Fire of 1666

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My teens have picked it up and read it too, it's a really appealing and informative book for all ages. With stunning illustrations, captivating storytelling and a treasure trove of historical fact, this books is an absolute essential for classrooms covering this topic. The illustrations are reminiscent of the poster art of the 1930s and are presented in bold colours .

He spent three and a half years on a Greek island writing his first novel, is author of Frome in the Great War and co-created the ‘Regency Detective’ series with Terence James.

It contains all the information about the Great Fire you need to know in language that a 6/7 year old could understand and grasp. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. The fact that I at my age am learning new things from these pages shows just how valuable this book will become [. spine bumped, illustrated, folding plates, advertisement leaves, top edge red, ownership signature front free endpaper, a nice copy.

It is on the national curriculum and is constantly revisited through new documentaries, books, articles, and through other media outlets. Her love of reading turned into a love of publishing when she went to Loughborough University to study Publishing with English, and when Emma later started working on books for children it felt like the most natural thing in the world. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention.The Great Fire of London is a hauntingly beautiful visual re-telling of one of the most well-known disasters in the city’s history. As his family escape the flames engulfing their bakery, Will realises he must stop the fire from spreading.

The pre-loved books are carefully cleaned and maintained offering a wide variety of general and specialist titles from children's to adults. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. David Lassman began his writing career freelancing for newspapers and magazines, before studying screenwriting at Bournemouth University.Bought as a Christmas present for my son as he had been learning about it at school and they used the same book. Molly is surprised how different London looks and spots Samuel Pepys and Thomas Farriner on her journey. From the outbreak of the fire at a bakery on Pudding lane, to fire fighting techniques and meddling Lord Mayors, The Great Fire Unclassified takes readers on a journey back in time to uncover the true story behind London’s most destructive ever fire. The changes were made to reflect Capstone’s acquisition of the assets of Buncee LLC and to comport with new privacy laws. Contains 386 pp with 3 folding plates, 41 monochrome illustrations including plans and drawings and archive photographs.

These branches are designed to support home learners to access literature-based learning using a selection of books we love from Writing Roots. The dramatic story accompanied by striking print-block illustrations will captivate readers of all ages. Find out why people thought his diary was written in code, why Pepys was known as the ‘father of the modern navy’ and why he was arrested and sent to the Tower of London. Hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc.This is a three-week Writing Root for The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis, in which the children explore London in the present and the past, through the story of the great fire. He did an Art Foundation degree at Oxford Brookes University and then moved to Bristol to study Illustration at the University of the West of England, where he specialised in Print. From the flea’s-eye-view of the fire in Vlad and the Great Fire of London to the absolutely beautiful non-fiction illustrated compendium in the 350th Anniversary Guide to The Great Fire of London, this booklist will help you to get to grips with the key events of this popular history topic. Although David Lassman’s book covers the main points of the fire – from its outbreak in a bakery in Pudding Lane, to its supposed demise at Pie Corner, along with such events as the destruction of St. An exciting resource book for primary schools and any child interested in this chapter of London's history.