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

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The pre-loved books are carefully cleaned and maintained offering a wide variety of general and specialist titles from children's to adults. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. 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. Take an incredible journey through the streets of London and see beautiful buildings as you've never seen them before!

The novel received generally positive reviews on its publication, although many reviewers have subsequently reassessed it in the light of Hawksmoor three years later, which had a similar focus albeit with a different historical perspective. Lewis's drawings take readers on a journey, from the single smouldering coal that falls out of the baker's oven to the swirling clouds of ash that engulf the city and then in to the very heart of the fire itself.When Will Farriner wakes to the sound of crackling flames and the smell of smoke, he knows something is terribly wrong!

Linked to the story Vlad and the Great Fire of London, this is full of activities that help you learn more about living during the War. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment.Children will love examining the rich detail of each spread, from the detailed city map to the drawings of London before, during and after the fire took hold. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Contains 386 pp with 3 folding plates, 41 monochrome illustrations including plans and drawings and archive photographs. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, this book is for children who can read fluently but are still building their confidence. Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc. The illustrations are reminiscent of the poster art of the 1930s and are presented in bold colours . Vlad and Boxton travel through the burning streets of London, watching the houses being destroyed and passing Samuel Pepys as he buries his most precious possessions.One that saw the populace of London brought to its very knees by perhaps the greatest natural calamity ever to inflict itself on the City of London and yet one that saw it rise to rebuild itself again and lay the foundations for the modern-day metropolis.

His first book, The Great Fire of London, was longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal --This text refers to the hardcover edition. These branches are designed to support home learners to access literature-based learning using a selection of books we love from Writing Roots. Emma Adams grew up spending lots of her time in her local library, reading Roald Dahl books and imagining she was Matilda. Striking Folio Society edition of Bell's revised 1952 account of the Great Fire of London, describing the state of the city prior to the inferno; the cause of the blaze and accounts of its spread throughout London, as well the immediate and long term aftermath. Emma Adams recounts the destruction of the city with drama and pace, as the fire licked at thatched roofs and pitch, pushing south towards London Bridge.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. 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.