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David Long

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.

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  • Diary of a Time Traveller

    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

    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.

  • Survival in Space

    Survival in Space: The Apollo 13 Mission

    Author: David Long Illustrator: Stefano Tambellini
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    Interest age: 9-12
    Reading age: 9+

    Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise were over 200,000 miles from Earth, in a rocket on the way to the moon, when a faulty wire caused a disastrous explosion. With compromised support systems and one oxygen tank completely destroyed, their survival was on the line.

    This is the true story of the famous Apollo 13 mission, told in an accessible na…

  • Survivors

    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.

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