The tunnel king
Subtitle: the true story of Wally Floody and the great escape
By: Barbara Hehner.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperTrophy Canada
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Floody, Wally -- Juvenile literature.; Stalag Luft 3 (*Zaga*n, Poland : Concentration Camp) -- Juvenile literature.; Canada. -- Royal Canadian Air Force -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Escapes -- Poland -- *Zaga*n -- Juvenile literature.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Juvenile literature.; Prisoners of war -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Wally Floody, a Canadian miner turned pilot during World War II, was shot down and put in a prisoner-of-war camp.  Determined to escape, he eventually joined a group that began organizing the largest breakout ever, now called the Great Escape - over 600 men,  with key help from Wally, known as the Tunnel King, was under constant threat of discovery as they tunneled their way out taking turns digging, inventing tools, forging documents, and hiding the tons of sand they dug from the tunnels.
Notes: Grades 5 to 8.

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