Great Escapes: BLUE PETER AWARD WINNER and Teacher's Pick author for school years 1–9
Aug 2025 · Faber & Faber
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From a slave posting himself to freedom to daring prison breaks, award-winning David Long captures the astonishing true stories of the greatest escapes of all time.
From the author of Survivors, the winner of the Best Book With Facts Blue Peter Book Award 2017.
From slaves fleeing captivity to wartime heroes and heroines being smuggled across occupied Europe, from dangerous criminals tricking their way out of jail to ordinary people who got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time . . .
Over thirty tales of adventure, inspiration and derring do. As well as famous stories like the Great Escape and Harriet Tubman's epic 500-mile trek to freedom, this fascinating book includes lesser-known escapes like Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese fisherman who escaped jail four times, Nadia Murad, who was inspired by her escape to win the Nobel Peace Prize and Henry 'Box' Brown, a slave who posted himself to freedom in a wooden crate.
Stunningly illustrated in full-colour by comic-book artist, Jamie Coe.
From the author of Survivors, the winner of the Best Book With Facts Blue Peter Book Award 2017.
From slaves fleeing captivity to wartime heroes and heroines being smuggled across occupied Europe, from dangerous criminals tricking their way out of jail to ordinary people who got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time . . .
Over thirty tales of adventure, inspiration and derring do. As well as famous stories like the Great Escape and Harriet Tubman's epic 500-mile trek to freedom, this fascinating book includes lesser-known escapes like Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese fisherman who escaped jail four times, Nadia Murad, who was inspired by her escape to win the Nobel Peace Prize and Henry 'Box' Brown, a slave who posted himself to freedom in a wooden crate.
Stunningly illustrated in full-colour by comic-book artist, Jamie Coe.
About the author
David Long is the bestselling author of the acclaimed Survivors series and more than twenty other non-fiction books on a wide range of historical subjects. He is married to Rosy and lives in Suffolk.
Jamie Coe is a London-based illustrator, comic-book artist and storyboard artist. Over the years, he's illustrated for many exciting clients, including The New Yorker, BBC, DC Comics, Scholastic, GQ, The Telegraph, Manchester United, The Atlantic and Birds Eye.
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