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Thank you for registering to watch the Mr Dilly’s World of History WWII Dunkirk Commemoration Special: Angel of Grasmere with Mr Dilly and Tom Palmer. This event was recorded live on the 9th May.

What age range is this event suitable for? Recommended Upper KS2+.

What is the event running time? Approximately 1hr 15 minutes.

 

ABOUT THE EVENT

A commemoration History Special this May as Mr Dilly's WORLD OF HISTORY presents a perfect event for schools ( upper KS2 plus) those interested in WWII history, and curious minds everywhere!

Join Mr Dilly and multi award-winning children's author Tom Palmer as they co-host and commemorate the WWII events of the evacuation at Dunkirk, and on its publication day, they discuss the story, characters and events behind his latest WWII novel Angel of Grasmere.

Learn about the incredible Dunkirk evacuation during World War II (1939–45)where around 340,000 British, French, and Belgian allied soldiers were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk in France. See Tom on location from Dunkirk and the Grasmere Fells, discover the story behind the Dunkirk evacuation, and the life-threatening conditions in which the soldiers were being rescued, and be amazed at the bravery of the civilian sailors who helped saved them.

The event features:

- Join Tom Palmer speaking on location from the beaches of Dunkirk and the Grasmere Fells

- Interview and conversation with Mr Dilly and Tom Palmer

- Watch footage of the Dunkirk evacuation

- Listen to pre-recorded interviews with some of the Dunkirk veterans

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

 
 

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer.

July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at Dunkirk, she and her friends scour the hills around their Lake District home, watching for any signs of the long-dreaded Nazi invasion.

But as the war drags on, with little good news from the front, the locals become aware of someone carrying out anonymous acts of kindness, such as saving a flock of sheep from a snowdrift and getting help for an injured farmer who might other wise have died.

With no one claiming credit, they come to think of this unidentified stranger as a kind of guardian angel, but when his identity is finally revealed can Tarn come to terms with the truth…?

 

ABOUT TOM PALMER

Tom Palmer writes children's books about history and sport. He has written three series for Puffin Books - Football Academy (7+), Foul Play (9+) and The Squad (9+) - and several books for Barrington Stoke, including Armistice Runner and After the War, both of which have been nominated for the Carnegie Medal. He is also the author the new Roy of the Rovers fiction series, published by Rebellion.

Tom visits over 150 schools every year to run his Football and Rugby Reading Games, which tie in with his long-term work in reader development. From 2019 his range of school events will include history workshops ranging from WW2, WW1, Viking, Anglo Saxon, Roman and Iron Age.

He has worked around the UK and the world for the National Literacy Trust, the British Council, the Reading Agency, Reading Force, the Premier League, the FA and England Rugby. He is the Writer in Residence at the RAF Museums and Leeds United F.C. He is the winner of twenty-one children's book awards, all voted for by children.

Tom lives in Yorkshire with his wife, daughter, dog and cat. www.tompalmer.co.uk