The Get Real! series written by Phil Kettle are hilarious short novels that will keep all 7-10 year olds hooked. They will especially appeal to reluctant readers. Fabulous ideas for reading and writing feature at the back of each book including Let's Write, About the Author and Illustrator, and A Laugh a Minute!In The Flying Machine, Jesse Harrison and Harry Harvard have a new best friend. Rocky Rockman has left his prehistoric cave forever and is living in Harry and Jesse's tree house. He's also going to Average Primary School and for the first time ever, Jesse and Harry are disappointed when the bell sounds to end the school day. But the trouble really starts when Rocky's pet prehistoric bird Concorde arrives...and Principal Dorking calls in Captain Crash!