Viking Longship (Fly on the Wall) - Hardcover

Manning, Mick; Granstrom, Brita

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845074653 ISBN 13: 9781845074654

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2006

Synopsis

Learn all about the Viking way of life as we sail with Uggla, Grim and their grizzly crew. Listen to stories about the Norse gods, watch the Viking craftsmen at work, raid a church and attend a warrior's funeral. With flies, beer stains and bloody fingerprints plastering the pages, this is a book that will have the Vikings springing from its pages.

Part of the Fly on the Wall non-fiction series based on 'fly-on-the-wall' reporting.

About this title

Review:

Informative yet entertaining - the excellent, colourful illustrations are humorous and give children an idea of what it might have been like when the Vikings were around. (5-7 Educator )

A cracking good story and an engaging narrative voice are the two key characteristics guaranteed to keep young readers' attention from cover to cover ... illustration, design and writing work in perfect harmony to create a lively cast of Vikings, whose story keeps you turning the pages. The illustrations have a gorgeous, fresh, drawn-from-life feel. (Nicola Davies Guardian )

There is so much detail in this book and the pictures and the story are so interesting that I thoroughly recommend it. (Carousel )

About the Author:

Mick Manning grew up in Haworth, West Yorkshire and studied Illustration at the Royal College of Art in London. He has written and illustrated over 60 books, mostly with his partner Brita Granström.Their distinctive books have won many awards. Their first book, The World is Full of Babies, won the Smarties Silver Prize in 1996. Mick and Brita live in the Scottish Borders and have 4 sons. Their other books with Frances Lincoln include the critically acclaimed Fly on the Wall series: Roman Fort, Pharaoh's Egypt, Viking Longship, Greek Hero, Tail-End Charlie and What Mr Darwin Saw. Both Roman Fort and Viking Longship were shortlisted for the English Association 4-11 Awards and Greek Hero won in 2008. Snap! is the follow-up to Yuck! which was a regional winner of the Highland Book Awards 2006. Recently Mick and Brita donated the entire body of work created for their book Fly on the Wall: Greek Heroto Seven Stories, the centre for children's books

To visit the website of Mick Manning and Brita Granström click here

To read an interview with Mick Manning and Brita Granström click here

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845074653
• ISBN 13: 9781845074654
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40