104 pages
Interest Age: 9 to 12
Reading Age: 8
2022 A collection of four books by David Long - engaging non-fiction titles reflecting his unquenchable thirst for fascinating stories from the past. Exciting reading for reluctant and dyslexic readers, true stories that have been edited to a reading age of 8 years.
- Everest: Reaching the Roof of the World - In this exhilarating account by award-winning author David Long, he looks back at the first attempts by international mountaineers to reach the fabled summit, many of which ended in disaster. But in May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the roof of the world!
- Tragedy at Sea: The Sinking of the Titanic - In this fact-filled retelling of its construction and doomed maiden voyage, David Long brings Titanic’s tragic tale to life.
- Tutankhamun’s Treasure - On 4 November 1922, an Egyptian boy working on Howard Carter’s archaeological dig in the Valley of the Kings stumbled across a strange rock. It turned out to be a stone step that would lead Carter to a long-lost tomb – and to treasures beyond his wildest dreams.
- Survival in Space: The Apollo 13 Mission - In this gripping retelling of the astonishing Apollo 13 mission, David Long shows how courage, determination and teamwork succeeded in beating all odds to bring the spacecraft home.
Information for Adults: These books have a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock so that even more readers can enjoy it. They have been edited to a reading age of 8.