The year is 1944 and Frankie Brown is shocked, literally, while listening to the weather on the radio. Soon, he’s predicting the weather for friends and the Boston Red Sox. When the U.S. Army finds out, General Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces for D-Day -- has other plans for the boy. With the protection of a Lone Ranger mask and the gift of a Magic Case, Frankie and his family are flown across the Atlantic Ocean to England. There, they join Frankie’s dad, who is training as a paratrooper for a secret invasion of France, and Frankie begins the most important test of his life.
The success of D-Day hinges on good weather and Frankie must survive army life, a harrowing parachute jump, and the glare of Winston Churchill to find a small gap in a great storm -- critical for the landing of over 100,000 troops on the beaches of Normandy. As Frankie tries to save the army, he must also save his father who has been trapped behind enemy lines and, in the process, discover the true measure of a hero.
Based on extensive research, Weather Boy revives the spring of 1944 when, according to Churchill, "the fate of the free world hangs in the balance." Boys and girls from 7-12 have loved this story, writing letters with such praise as "Amazing!" "Fantastic!" and "You’re my favorite author." It is my hope that the ten-year-old hero of this story will help bring the legitimate heroism of D-Day to life for children who want to learn, and for their parents and grandparents who want to share.
The year is 1944 and Frankie Brown is shocked, literally, while listening to the weather on the radio. Soon, he’s predicting the weather for friends and the Boston Red Sox. When the U.S. Army finds out, General Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces for D-Day -- has other plans for the boy. With the protection of a Lone Ranger mask and the gift of a Magic Case, Frankie and his family are flown across the Atlantic Ocean to England. There, they join Frankie’s dad, who is training as a paratrooper for a secret invasion of France, and Frankie begins the most important test of his life.
The success of D-Day hinges on good weather and Frankie must survive army life, a harrowing parachute jump, and the glare of Winston Churchill to find a small gap in a great storm -- critical for the landing of over 100,000 troops on the beaches of Normandy. As Frankie tries to save the army, he must also save his father who has been trapped behind enemy lines and, in the process, discover the true measure of a hero.
Based on extensive research, Weather Boy revives the spring of 1944 when, according to Churchill, "the fate of the free world hangs in the balance." Boys and girls from 7-12 have loved this story, writing letters with such praise as "Amazing!" "Fantastic!" and "You’re my favorite author." It is my hope that the ten-year-old hero of this story will help bring the legitimate heroism of D-Day to life for children who want to learn, and for their parents and grandparents who want to share.
Weather Boy: A Story of D-Day
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Weather Boy: A Story of D-Day
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780759609464 |
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| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication date: | 05/08/2001 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 172 |
| File size: | 2 MB |