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The Flying Classroom

By Erich Kästner
Translated by Anthea Bell

By Erich Kästner
Translated by Anthea Bell

By Erich Kästner
Illustrated by Walter Trier
Translated by Anthea Bell

By Erich Kästner
Illustrated by Walter Trier
Translated by Anthea Bell

By Erich Kästner
Translated by Anthea Bell

By Erich Kästner
Translated by Anthea Bell

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Part of Pushkin Children's Classics

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Mar 10, 2015 | ISBN 9781782690566 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Aug 12, 2025 | ISBN 9781782694656 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Mar 10, 2015 | ISBN 9781782690733 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About The Flying Classroom

    Martin’s school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called ‘No-Smoking’ who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying classroom.

    As the Christmas holidays draw near, Martin and his friends – nervous Uli, cynical Sebastian, Johnny, who was rescued by a sea captain, and Matthias, who is always hungry (particularly after a meal) – are preparing for the end of term festivities. But there are surprises, sadness and trouble on the way – and a secret that changes everything.

    The Flying Classroom is a magical, thrilling and bittersweet story about friendship, fun and being brave when you are at your most scared. (It also features a calf called Eduard, but you will have to read it to find out why).

    About The Flying Classroom

    Martin’s school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called ‘No-Smoking’ who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying classroom.

    As the Christmas holidays draw near, Martin and his friends – nervous Uli, cynical Sebastian, Johnny, who was rescued by a sea captain, and Matthias, who is always hungry (particularly after a meal) – are preparing for the end of term festivities. But there are surprises, sadness and trouble on the way – and a secret that changes everything.

    The Flying Classroom is a magical, thrilling and bittersweet story about friendship, fun and being brave when you are at your most scared. (It also features a calf called Eduard, but you will have to read it to find out why).

    About The Flying Classroom

    Martin’s school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called ‘No-Smoking’ who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying classroom.

    As the Christmas holidays draw near, Martin and his friends – nervous Uli, cynical Sebastian, Johnny, who was rescued by a sea captain, and Matthias, who is always hungry (particularly after a meal) – are preparing for the end of term festivities. But there are surprises, sadness and trouble on the way – and a secret that changes everything.

    The Flying Classroom is a magical, thrilling and bittersweet story about friendship, fun and being brave when you are at your most scared. (It also features a calf called Eduard, but you will have to read it to find out why).

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    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Classics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $13.95
    Published by Pushkin Children’s Books
    Mar 10, 2015 | 176 Pages | 5-13/16 x 7-7/8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781782690566

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Pushkin Children’s Books
    Aug 12, 2025 | 160 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-13/16 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781782694656

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Classics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Pushkin Children’s Books
    Mar 10, 2015 | 176 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781782690733

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    Praise

    “a memorable exploration of bravery, boyhood and friendships that last, albeit in a world that would soon vanish.” — The Wall Street Journal

    “Originally published in 1935 and charmingly illustrated by Trier, Kästner’s (Emil and the Detectives) pleasingly sentimental tale of early 20th-century boarding-school life gets the opportunity to reach a new audience, courtesy of Bell’s new translation.” –Publishers Weekly

     

    ‘A little masterpiece… Read it and you will be happy’  Maurice Sendak

    ‘Marvellous’ Philip Pullman

    ‘My favourite book as a child… funny, exciting and very atmospheric’  Michael Rosen

    Praise for Emil and the Detectives:


    ‘Walter Trier’s deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kästner’s words; I never tire of them’  Quentin Blake

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