{"product_id":"9780571388127","title":"Tales of the Cobb Street Commandos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin Jimmy and his friends in a new, action packed adventure series, specially designed for readers learning about World War II for the very first time!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1941 and the Second World War has transformed London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the adults are doing important things and playing their part. Jimmy and his friends want to be in the thick of the action, doing whatever they can to keep the East End safe. So they form a top-secret group called the Cobb Street Commandos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHouses become hidden headquarters for official CSC meetings. Abandoned warehouses turn into their personal training grounds. They create helmets from cardboard and training tools from old scraps of wood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey know how to be creative and are more than ready for battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only thing missing is a mission for them - until now, that is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin Jimmy and his friends in action-packed adventures around the city as they raise money for Spitfire planes, train alongside soldiers and go on daring missions to meet the prime minister - Winston Churchill himself! With striking illustrations throughout by Aleksei Bitskoff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Exciting and thought-provoking.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Palmer, acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAfter the War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A delightful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e, fact-filled book about London under siege in World War II.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrancesca Simon, Best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eHorrid Henry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very much my kind of book.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e David Long, Blue Peter Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSurvivors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cheeky, pacy and full of charm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Jasbinder Bilan, Costa Award Winning author of Asha and the Spirit Bird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A funny, easy to read, fact-filled caper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJudith Eagle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blitz Sister\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny, cleverly written, emotive and educational. A must for anyone curious about wartime London.' \u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Puckett, author of \u003ci\u003eBlanksy the Street Cat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026#38; Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57287596081525,"sku":"9780571388127","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9780571388127.jpg?v=1781270179","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9780571388127","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}