The Flying Classroom

Martin's school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called 'No-Smoking' who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying classroom. As the Christmas holidays draw near, Martin and his friends - nervous Uli, cynical Sebastian, Johnny, who was rescued by a sea captain, and Matthias, who is always hungry (particularly after a meal) - are preparing for the end-of-term festivities. But there are surprises, sadness and trouble on the way - and a secret that changes everything. The Flying Classroom is a magical, thrilling and bittersweet story about friendship, fun and being brave when you are at your most scared. (It also features a calf called Eduard, but you will have to read it to find out why.)

Product details

• Authors: Erich Kastner, Erich Kästner
• Assisted by: Trier Walter (Illustration), Anthea Bell (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9781782694656
• ISBN: 978-1-78269-465-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Pushkin Children’s Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Classic Fiction (Children's/Ya), Reading Age: From C 8 Years, Classic fiction: general and literary