The Story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain (Great Victorians)

The Story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain (Great Victorians)

by Amanda Mitchison (Author)

Synopsis

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a man with a brilliant brain for design, and never tired of building new and exciting things - the deepest tunnel, the longest bridge, the fastest train. For Brunel, the average and the ordinary were just not good enough. He was a perfectionist and a control freak. And he would stop at nothing to complete a project, even when if it meant taking hair-raising risks...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 112
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Short Books Ltd
Published: 01 Jun 2017

ISBN 10: 1780723253
ISBN 13: 9781780723259
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Author Bio
Amanda Mitchison is a children's writer and journalist. She has worked as a feature writer for the Independent Magazine and the Sunday Telegraph. Amanda has published four historical biographies for children and two novels as well as a pet care guide to looking after dragons. Amanda lives near Bristol with her husband and two sons.