Wings of Glory – School Resources

Set during the Battle of Britain in 1940, Dermot O’Leary’s brand new book, Wings of Glory, tells the story of the war effort from the point of view of the animal kingdom, in an accessible, child-friendly way with lots of action-adventure, humour and bird poo! Perfect for KS2 classrooms and those studying World War Two and the Battle of Britain.

Download the Wings of Glory Teaching Resources here.

Read a free extract of the book here.

Watch a video of Dermot O’Leary introducing the book here.

About Wings of Glory:

It’s 1940, the world is at war and the Royal Bird Force have been drafted in to save the day. But there’s a spy among their ranks who is determined to take them down… Can new recruit, Linus, uncover the traitor, find his missing sister and help to win the world war?

An action-packed tale of courage, adventure and a smattering of bird poo, from bestselling author Dermot O’Leary with illustrations throughout by Claire Powell.

About the Author:
Dermot O’Leary is the bestselling author of the five books in the Toto the Ninja Cat series. He started his career on T4 for Channel 4 and has also presented shows for both ITV and the BBC. Dermot presents a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2, ‘Saturday Breakfast with Dermot O’Leary’. He lives in London with his wife Dee, their son Kasper and their cats Socks and, of course, Toto.

About the Illustrator:
Claire Powell is an illustrator, writer and designer who lives and works in London. She has spent several years as a design director in the world of channel rebranding working for clients such as Nickelodeon, BBC Three, CBBC and BBC One. Claire has a tendency towards humour and bright, bold use of colour and she loves creating strong typographical layouts to help tell a story