■ A Boy in the Water Readers Proud and solitary

Proud and solitary

Attractive full-colour design with numerous photographs and illustrations

She movingly revealed how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with hunger

i) answer lists are given ii) children provide their own words

Comprehensive questions encourage varied levels of engagement with topics

■ A Boy in the Water Readers Proud and solitary**Winner of the William Hill 2018 Sports Book of the Year Award** A Sunday Times Book of the Year and Telegraph Best Book of 2018'Extraordinary' Clare Balding The poignant, life affirming story of a determined boy, a visionary coach, and how the dream of a record breaking Channel swim became reality. Eltham, South London. 1984: the hot fug of the swimming pool and the slow splashing of a boy learning to swim but not yet wanting to take his foot off