Hero on a Bicycle
No. of pages 224
Published: 2015
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.
There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Walker Books Ltd .
Shirley Hughes has illustrated more than 200 children's books. Her many awards include the Kate Greenaway Medal and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for her services to children's literature.
War Stories
Stories: Shirley Hughes
Europe in literature
Military And War in literature
Prejudice And Racism in literature
Adventures in literature
Blue Peter Awards
Blue Peter Award for Best Story
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Oxfordshire Book Award
This book was recognised by the Oxfordshire Book Award.
Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Children's Book Award - Older Reader
This book was recognised in the Older Reader category of the Museum Of Tolerance Once Upon A World Children's Book Award.
Blue Peter Book Award - Best Story
This book was recognised in the Best Story category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.
The mounting suspense will keep readers turning pages. An absorbing survival adventure and a solid fiction debut. * Booklist *
a beautifully moving story * Irish Independent *
A thrilling adventure. * The Good Book's Guide *
Action packed. . . an excellent addition to our World War 2 novels. * Reading Chick *
A thrilling Second World War novel for children by one of the world's best-loved writers. * The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide *
Best-selling illustrator Shirley Hughes writes beautifully in this gripping story set during World War Two [...] Shirley Hughes captures the thrill of this very important adventure. This beautifully jacketed edition has a linked website with historical details about the Second World War in Italy, including period photographs, videos and music, as well as interviews with the author, extra illustrations and much more. This is a wonderful first novel from the internationally revered writer Shirley Hughes; a modern classic in the making. -- Julia Ecceshare * Love Reading 4 Kids *
