The Great Fire of London: An Illustrated History of the Great Fire of 1666

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Vlad and Boxton travel through the burning streets of London, watching the houses being destroyed and passing Samuel Pepys as he buries his most precious possessions.

Molly is surprised how different London looks and spots Samuel Pepys and Thomas Farriner on her journey. Liz Miles’ interest in London began with family day-trips to tourist hotspots like the British Museum and the Tower of London. James Weston Lewis’s bold stylised illustrations paint a vivid picture – golds, yellow, oranges and blues, with flickering flames and pattern-like shapes silhouetted against the glow of the fire. Molly McDrew and the Great Fire of London can also be used as a teaching resource to teach different elements of writing in KS1.Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment. Written especially for young readers, Toby and The Great Fire of London tells the story of Toby’s experiences of the Great Fire of London. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding.

This has to be one of *the* most hauntingly stunning visual representation of The Great Fire of London that we've ever laid eyes on.Each book uses a rich variety of historical sources, from diaries to paintings, to bring events to life, while simple historical vocabulary is introduced and explained.

The pre-loved books are carefully cleaned and maintained offering a wide variety of general and specialist titles from children's to adults. An attractive hardback Folio Society volume, 2004 printing, in Fine condition, appears unused, in a Fine slipcase. To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the fire, powerful and sumptuous drawings from the new east London illustrator, James Weston Lewis, bring the events of November 1666 to life in this stunning gift book. Quotations from Samuel Pepys’ diary punctuate the story as houses are blown up to create a firebreak and important buildings succumb to the flames. Children also role play being in the King’s Council and make speeches giving King Charles II advice on what to do to combat the fire.The book highlights how people helped each other through the fire as well as how London and the fire service evolved afterwards. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Real-life artefacts and documentation enable readers to build a true and real account of the Great Fire and how it shaped Britain today.

Children will love examining the rich detail of each spread, from the detailed city map to the drawings of London before, during and after the fire took hold.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Linked to the story Vlad and the Great Fire of London, this is full of activities that help you learn more about living during the War.