When a terrible fire engulfs London, King Charles must act quickly. As he rushes to the aid of his people, he meets a young boy who can help. Together they attempt to battle the flames and stop all of London burning to the ground. Hopscotch Histories are brand new stories in historical settings, told in under 400 words, perfect for children who are building up their reading confidence

 

This book features in the following series: Hopscotch Histories, Hopscotch-Histories .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Peter Cottrill is a well-established children's illustrator, and has worked on many monster books! This is his first written work for Franklin Watts. Lynne Benton was born in Bournemouth, but moved to Bath at 18 to train as a teacher, and has lived there ever since. She has taught in several primary schools in the area, as well as working as pianist and receptionist in a Dancing school and bringing up four children. In 1982 she and her husband, Robin, a fellow-teacher and composer, co-wrote a musical play for primary schools based on the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece (still, happily, in print) but it was only when their children began leaving home for university that she began writing seriously. In 1996 she was a prizewinner in the Independent's Children's Story of the Year competition, and since then has had several fiction books published. As well as writing longer novels for older children she enjoys writing humorous "bite-size" stories for younger ones.