Young Iris's father is the engineer/driver of the Flying Scotsman-the powerful, green-engine, passenger train that transports the people of the British Isles.
She longs to be an engineer herself and for the day she and her dad can ride the rails together.
When he leaves to challenge a land speed record she can’t help but to feel a little sad but also excited as he fires up the legendary steam-powered engine and begins his long journey.
Follow Iris as she decides on her birthday to sneak aboard the Flying Scotsman only to be discovered.
Later to her surprise her parents treat her to a trip on the train making it her best birthday ever.
Her parents accompany her as she travels the rails seeing the sites around her from the countryside to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and even a musical parade!
What a glorious book filled with colorful illustrations and delightful heart-warming text.
Flying Scotsman And The Best Birthday Ever, by writer Michel Morpurgo and artist Michael Foreman, and published by Thames & Hudson, also tells how the Flying Scotsman visited the United States, Canada and Australia.
Kids of all ages are sure to enjoy the adventures of Iris aboard the classic, steam-engine Flying Scotsman.
Psalms 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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