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    The Flying Classroom

    By Erich Kästner, Walter Trier and Anthea Bell

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    Martin's school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called 'No-Smoking' who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying classroom. As the Christmas holidays draw near, Martin and his friends - nervous Uli, cynical Sebastian, Johnny, who was rescued by a sea captain, and Matthias, who is always hungry (particularly after a meal) - are preparing for the end-of-term festivities. But there are surprises, sadness and trouble on the way - and a secret that changes everything. The Flying Classroom is a magical, thrilling and bittersweet story about friendship, fun and being brave when you are at your most scared. (It also features a calf called Eduard, but you will have to read it to find out why.) Erich Kästner, writer, poet and journalist, was born in Dresden in 1899. His first children's book, Emil and the Detectives, was published in 1929 and has since sold millions of copies around the world and been translated into around 60 languages. After the Nazis took power in Germany, Kästner's books were burnt and he was excluded from the writers' guild. He won many awards, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960. He died in 1974.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPushkin Children's Books
    Release dateNov 6, 2014
    ISBN9781782690733
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    The Flying Classroom
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    Erich Kästner

    Erich Kästner, writer, poet and journalist, was born in Dresden in 1899. His first children's book, Emil and the Detectives, was published in 1929 and has since sold millions of copies around the world and been translated into around 60 languages. After the Nazis took power in Germany, Kästner's books were burnt and he was excluded from the writers' guild. He won many awards, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960. He died in 1974.

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    • 5/5
      Wunderschön. Nach so langer Zeit war es wirklich toll, das Buch wieder einmal zu lesen.Mein Siebenjähriger, dem ich es vorgelesen habe, war vielleicht noch ein wenig zu jung – gerade das Vorwort und der Beginn der eigentlichen Geschichte langweilten ihn sehr. Das Durchhalten hat sich aber gelohnt, er hat dann doch begeistert zugehört, auch wenn ich ihm viele Begriffe aus der Zeit Erich Kästners erklären musste und so ein Gymnasiasteninternat natürlich nicht die Welt eines Erstklässlers ist.Was für eine gesunde Welt wird da beschrieben, wo es normal ist, dass Jungs sich prügeln, und wo es als durchaus gut und richtig angesehen wird, dass ein Kind sich das Bein bricht, wenn ihm das hilft, zu seinem Mut zu finden. Nicht, dass körperliche Gewalt je meine Welt war, überhaupt nicht. Aber die sicherheitsfanatischen Eltern von heute nehmen ihren Kindern so viel, weil das Abenteuer allein im Wald im Grundschulalter vor lauter allumfassender Angst nicht mehr vorstellbar ist.Dieses Buch bietet dazu einen Gegenentwurf: Eine Welt in der rührend mutige und ehrenhafte Jungs ihr Leben selbst in der Hand haben, auch und gerade, weil sie Regeln missachten und Verbote übertreten.Ein schönes Vorbild, heute wichtiger denn je.
    • 4/5
      With its whimsical content, conversational tone, and jovial characters, The Flying Classroom is a unique bit of prose with a timeless feel. While the narrative seems a bit disjointed to start, the reader soon becomes accustomed to the style, and it proves a wholly satisfying means of bringing pieces of the story together. An enjoyable and clever read.