But each time Flying Scotsman pulls away, Iris wishes more than anything that she could be in the driver's cab, just like her dad. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally).

My son is mad about trains and loves the Flying Scotsman and has even seen it twice and rode on it so I thought that this book would be great for a birthday gift. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Michael Morpurgo, aided by Michael Foreman's luminous watercolour work, sings an eloquent hymn to the golden age of steam' - Financial Times 'A spunky heroine and a mighty train combine forces to challenge notions of gender roles and will encourage all readers to hold fast to their dreams. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example.Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. An inspiring tale from Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman celebrating the world's most iconic train, Flying Scotsman, and its greatest fan, a young girl named Iris. It was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as part of the A1 class—the most powerful locomotives used by the LNER at the time. A celebration of the world’s most famous locomotive’s centenary, Flying Scotsman And The Best Birthday Ever is the work of Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman – two of Britain’s best-loved children’s book creators.

Michael Foreman is an internationally renowned, multi-award-winning children’s book illustrator and author. But each time Flying Scotsman pulls away, Iris wishes more than anything that she could be in the driver’s cab, just like her dad. Her birthdays are celebrations, with the train puffing and hurtling past her and her driver father waving from his carriage.Published in association with the National Railway Museum, York, Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever takes readers on a journey through the golden age of steam travel, paying tribute to the women who kept the railways running during the Second World War. However Mr Merton announces that he doesn’t ‘t hink little girls would be allowed up in the driver’s cab, even though the driver is [her ] Dad’. He is dyslexic but he enjoyed the story and was motivated to read it all because he was enjoying it.