Thank you for checking out the book tour for Flying Circus Through Thick and Thin by Leona Cobham and illustrated by Timothy O’Brien.

About the Book 

A group of anthropomorphized airplanes encounter extreme weather while training at a mountain base. The Spitfire and the biplane, Woody, discover a suspicious mining operation. Tom, the F-14, accidentally gives their radio frequency to the antagonists at the mine. A snowstorm causes more problems. Tom makes amends by rescuing an F-117 Nighthawk.

The second story is a comic tale of mistaken identity. Spif feels responsible for the smooth running of a historical commemoration, but his plans are hampered by a series of hilarious errors involving statues of Wellington and Napoleon.

In the final story, when the friends are invited to an air show in the height of summer they become impatient with a Chinook who is garnering attention. They take to the sky, and the Tomcat lights his afterburners. When a fire starts, he assumes it was his fault. He overcomes his shame to help with the firefight. Spif must put his pride aside and accept assistance from the popular Chinook. Each aircraft contributes to the effort with its own unique skill set. When they save some scouts who have been camping, it turns out it was the scouts who started the fire. They realize through making mistakes, we learn.

My Thoughts on the Flying Circus Series

These books didn’t stick around on my library shelf for too long. My grandson is an airplane buff and the covers captured his attention right away. With air travel, adventure, and friends, they were immediate hits. He is nine years old and reads at a higher level so the books were easy enough for him to comprehend. There are technical terms that are easily looked up in the glossary – sweet addition! What we really liked were the illustrations sprinkled throughout the books helping to showcase the current topic. I have it on good authority, these are highly recommended books.

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book to share my opinion.

About the Author

Leona Cobham was immersed in the world of aviation from a young age; her grandfather, Sir Alan Cobham, made many first-time flights as well as pioneering the invention of air-to-air refueling. Leona absorbed this love of flying and travel. While working in a forest recuperation project in Brazil, Leona volunteered to teach in a shanty town. Here, a lifelong interest in understanding different learning styles began. On return to the UK, she began to write children’s fiction and worked part-time as a classroom reading assistant. Believing happy children learn best, Leona infuses her writing with humor, adventure, and a big feel-good factor. Her endearing characters overcome personal as well as technical challenges to succeed.

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