Charles Kingsford Smith: A Short Biography with Student Activities

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Charles Kingsford Smith (1897-1935)

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith would rather you called him Smithy. He saw himself as an ordinary sort of bloke and always found it easy to mix with ordinary people. His life, including service in World War One was full of hair-raising experiences until he met a watery end in 1938. He well and truly earned his reputation as one of the greatest of trail-blazing aviators in the world during the 1920s and 1930s, with his most famous achievement being the first trans-Pacific flight, from America to Australia in 1928. Smithy is a fair dinkum Aussie icon.

This digital publication is supplied in interactive PDF format with a school site licence to reproduce for hard copy use and electronic use on all devices. The purchase of one copy allows its use in the whole school forever!

This is a new edition of  Charles Kingsford Smith. All previous editions are out of print.

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·       Print to read in hard copy

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Activities book (40 pages). School site licence. These resources can be used by teachers to encourage students to read widely and be inspired by the deeds of others.

• Reading and Comprehension Test
• Language Conventions Test
• Time Trial
• Crossword
• Interview
• Research activity
• Answers