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OverviewAfter six months as an evacuee in wartime Ilfracombe, John Lea has already made many friends and has grown to love the town. He is proud to be one of Ilfracombe's Vackies, as the evacuees are known locally. He learns to swim in the local seawater swimming pool and has dreams of visiting Lundy, an island visible from the town. His thirst for adventure has already led him into trouble, but now his mother is beginning to wonder if he and his sister, Grace, wouldn't be safer at home in Blitz-stricken London. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John LeaPublisher: Arthur H.Stockwell Ltd Imprint: Arthur H.Stockwell Ltd Volume: 3 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 0.422kg ISBN: 9780722349359ISBN 10: 0722349351 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 01 July 2019 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Children/juvenile , Primary , Children's (6-12) Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Lea is a graduate of London University and of Trinity College of Music, London. He served in the RAF before teacher training at the Institute of Education of London University. He taught English for forty years in various schools, including Brentwood School, Essex, before becoming headmaster of Ryde Junior School on the Isle of Wight and then headmaster of Downside Preparatory School in Surrey for fifteen years. He has served as organist and director of music at various churches, notably at Ryde Parish Church for over twenty years and was chairman of the Isle of Wight Festival of Music, Drama and Dance for thirteen years. In retirement, John has now found time to write his children's books, 'The Vackie Heroes', 'Vackies in Trouble' and 'Vackies For Ever!', based loosely on his time as an evacuee in 1941-2 in Ilfracombe, a place which holds many happy memories for him even of those dark days. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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