John Christopher

The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story. David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.

John P Christopher offers a textural account of life and work among the recently resettled Inuit people of Whale Cove, Hudson Bay 1962, where he was studying beluga whale population dynamics. He also gives a carefully balanced tale of life aboard a Norwegian/Canadian seal hunter the MV Theron, as it pursues its grim work among the ice floes off Labrador and Newfoundland. The following are some of the comments that its release brought from magazine editors and well known authors: "I enjoyed it and am flattered that you should send it to me for Publication." Alexander Goldsmith Editor, Geographical Magazine, (official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society London UK). And: "John Christopher reads (and sings) from his arctic memoir Molasses Bread and Tea." "Ten Great Things To Do In Toronto" The North Toronto Post Magazine (Toronto On Canada) I am just back from Peru. Thanks for writing. In just a few lines from Molasses Bread and Tea you painted a heartbreaking image that obviously still feels vivid for you.Thanks for sharing, though it's a disturbing little window on a wider world of inflicted pain. Carl Carl Safina. Marine Ecologist and critically acclaimed best- selling author. (Song for the Blue Ocean, Beyond Words and Voyage of the Turtle). And: Many thanks for the wonderful stories in Molasses Bread and Tea from your time aboard the M V Theron, which I found most interesting. Stephen Stephen Haddelsey. (Shackleton's Dream: Fuchs, Hillary and the Crossing of Antarctica).

'I hope these new mechanic meteors will prove only playthings ... and not be converted into new engines of destruction to the human race.' - Horace Walpole, 1785Walpole's words were prophetic; within only eleven years the balloon had proved its worth at war and Joseph Montgolfier, even before a balloon had left the ground, had seen a potential use for his new invention in attacking the English at Gibraltar. The first 'air force' was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte. The American Civil, Franco-Prussian and First World Wars saw extensive use of balloons but it was during the Second World War that the balloon saw more new and imaginative uses.Barrage balloons helped prevent incursions by enemy aircraft and new, ingenious uses were found for balloons, including dropping bombs (as used by the Japanese against the USA), destroying enemy aircraft, espionage and other clandestine operations.

Three boys set out on a secret mission to penetrate the City of the Tripods and learn more about these strange beings that rule the earth.

Dieser Jugendroman spielt in einem imaginären England der Zukunft. Das Land ist durch einen Hochzaun in zwei Regionen geteilt, ein großstädtisches Gebiet für die Unterklasse und ein ländliches Gebiet für die Oberklasse. Rob Randall, der aus der Großstadt flieht, muß erkennen, dass auch auf dem Land unter der idyllischen Oberfläche dunkle Gefahren lauern. Der Text ist leicht gekürzt.

The moral of this story, set in the 21st century, is that freedom has to be won and kept by the young. It won the "Guardian" Prize for Children's Literature.