Lots of interesting
subjects were tackled in this series – the history of
Bread and how it was made through the ages, the source of
The Stream along with a close look at the life that survives
in it’s environment, and Man in the Air reveals the
history of flight from the early days of Icuarus to modern
jet engine aircraft.
These were non-fiction reading books designed to
stimulate reluctant readers.
The subject matter and the vocabulary used in these books
were selected with expert assistance, and the brief and simple
text was printed in large, clear type.
In these books children’s questions were anticipated
and the facts were presented in a logical sequence.
Books in series 737 The entries below describe the first edition
of each title.
Illustrator Martin Aitchison was paid just £21 per illustration for his first book, 'A First Book of Saints' (1963) - by 1975 this had risen to £60 per illustration
