David Long
David Long spent 25 years writing features for national newspapers and editing glossy magazines before turning to books. An award-winning ghostwriter, under his own name he is the author of more than two dozen non-fiction titles for adults and children. With a keen focus on history and architecture, his books have been well received by readers and reviewers alike and translated into more than half a dozen languages. He lives in Suffolk, is the father of two boys, and has made regular appearances in newspapers, television and radio.
Books
Diary of a Time Traveller
Author: David Long Illustrator: Nicolas Stevenson
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 10+
A boy is given a magical diary that can take him anywhere in time.
Jet the Rescue Dog
Author: David Long
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 9+
A book of short stories of animals who have gone to war and helped the war effort.
Survivors
Author: David Long Illustrator: Kerry Hyndman
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 7+
An anthology to inspire and help children understand how far self-belief and guts took adventurers from the past - and to wonder how far these qualities could take them too. Includes stunning illustrations.