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      Tail-End Charlie

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      As a boy, Mick Manning listened to his father’ s tales about life as an RAF airgunner during WWII. Now he has carefully recreated those stories; for Charlie's grandchildren – and for everyone.

      As a boy, Mick Manning listened to his fathe...

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      Description

      Product ID:9781847800756
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Tail-End Charlie
      Authors:Author: Brita Granstrom, Mick Manning
      Page Count:40
      Subjects:Picture storybooks, Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, True stories (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage)
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      As a boy, Mick Manning listened to his father’ s tales about life as an RAF airgunner during WWII. Now he has carefully recreated those stories; for Charlie's grandchildren – and for everyone.

      As a boy, Mick Manning listened to his father’ s hair-raising tales about life as an RAF airgunner during the Second World War. Now, years later, he has carefully recreated his father''s stories, writing them down as if his dad was speaking the words. In collaboration with Brita, he has illustrated them too.

      It’ s for Charlie’ s grandchildren – and for everyone.



      Find out what it was really like to:

      Put up with food rationing …

      Undergo RAF Training…

      Take off in a bomber…

      Face enemy fighters…

      Survive the Battle of the Bulge


      Imprint Name:Frances Lincoln Children's Books
      Publisher Name:Quarto Publishing PLC
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2009-09-10

      Additional information

      Weight198 g
      Dimensions217 × 269 × 4 mm