Michael Morpurgo - Author

Greatest Magical Stories, chosen by Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Various Illustrators
Cinderella, Rumpelstilstskin, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk: these stories are in our DNA, says Michael Morpurgo in his introduction to this gorgeous new collection. They are told by some of our best authors for children and each story is...
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Format: Paperback / softback | Released 06/09/2018 Info Extract Buy

In the Mouth of the Wolf
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Barroux
One soldier. One spy. A true story of two brothers in a terrible war. Michael Morpurgo's wonderful storytelling and Barroux's stunning artwork combine to tell the true story of Michael's uncles against the epic backdrop of World War Two.
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Format: Hardback | Released 03/05/2018 Info Extract Buy

Flamingo Boy
Michael Morpurgo
March 2018 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: classic Morpurgo story of war, nature, bravery and love | Flamingo Boy is vintage Michael Morpurgo, just the kind of story he tells so brilliantly. Eighteen-year old Vincent is ‘following the...
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Format: Hardback | Released 08/03/2018 Info Extract Buy

Wartman 4u2read
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Joanna Carey
Interest Age 7-12 Reading Age 7 A brand new 4u2read edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of this touching tale by Michael Morpurgo. Dilly's life was great until he found the wart growing on his knee. When lying doesn't work out and...
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Format: Paperback | Released 15/01/2018 Info Extract Buy

Who's a Big Bully Then?
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Joanna Carey
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8+. How do you see off the school bully? Sick of being picked on and called ‘chicken' the narrator of this story thinks up a dare to show up Darren Bishop, the school bully. A...
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We Are Not Frogs! (Little Gems)
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Sam Usher
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2018 | Interest Age 5-8 | We Are Not Frogs is a joyful exploration of frog, toad and human nature! Toads are not at all like frogs. The frogs have set up a long-jump...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/01/2018 Info Extract Buy

Lucky Button
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
A moving historical story inspired by the Foundling Museum, written by acclaimed children's author Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Michael Foreman. From award-winning master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, author of the acclaimed War Horse, comes a moving historical story inspired by...
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Format: Hardback | Released 02/11/2017 Info Extract Buy

Who's a Big Bully Then?
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Joanna Carey
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8+. How do you see off the school bully? Sick of being picked on and called ‘chicken' the narrator of this story thinks up a dare to show up Darren Bishop, the school bully. A...
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Format: Paperback | Released 15/10/2017 Info Extract Buy

Greatest Magical Stories, chosen by Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Various Illustrators
Cinderella, Rumpelstilstskin, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk: these stories are in our DNA, says Michael Morpurgo in his introduction to this gorgeous new collection. They are told by some of our best authors for children and each story is...
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Format: Hardback | Released 05/10/2017 Info Extract Buy

Toto
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month September 2017 Master-storyteller Michael Morpurgo adds a witty twist to the classic story The Wizard of Oz in his hugely entertaining re-imagining of the original. Here, Dorothy's pet dog Papa Toto, who accompanied...
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Format: Hardback | Released 01/09/2017 Info Extract Buy

Such Stuff: A Story-Maker's Inspiration
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Award-winning former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo gives all those who love his books a fascinating behind-the-scenes introduction to how he came to write twenty of them. While each story and the inspiration for it is very different, the simple and...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/07/2017 Info Extract Buy

The Fox and the Ghost King
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Award-winning Michael Morpurgo weaves a charming and witty story around sport and history as they have come together in the recent twin triumphs of the City of Leicester with the discovery of the remains of King Richard III in a...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/06/2017 Info Extract Buy

Clare and her Captain
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Catherine Rayner
One of our Books of the Year 2015 - November 2015 Julia Eccleshare's Book of the Month Award-winning Michael Morpurgo is always at his best when writing about the countryside and the animals in it. Here, in a story inspired by...
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Format: Paperback | Released 25/01/2017 Info Extract Buy

Coming Home
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Kerry Hyndman
A beautifully-written, lyrical and heart-warming Christmas story with stunning, child-friendly illustrations. Ideal for sharing with friends and family - young and old - during the festive season.
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Format: Paperback | Released 14/11/2016 Info Extract Buy

The Giant's Necklace
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Briony May Smith
December 2016 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month November 2016 Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo's short story is a small gem. Part adventure, part ghost story it slips easily between past and present as...
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Format: Hardback | Released 03/11/2016 Info Extract Buy

Only Remembered
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Ian Beck
2014 will mark one hundred years since the outbreak of the First World War. To mark the date, this anthology collects images and poems from some of the UK's cultural, political and literary figures. It includes short stories, personal letters,...
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Format: Paperback | Released 29/08/2016 Info Extract Buy

The Fox and the Ghost King
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
One of our Books of the Year 2016 | A Julia Eccleshare Book of the Month October 2016 Award-winning Michael Morpurgo weaves a charming and witty story around sport and history as they have come together in the recent twin...
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Format: Hardback | Released 22/09/2016 Info Extract Buy

My Father is a Polar Bear
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Felicita Sala
Award-winning Michael Morpurgo tells a poignant short story drawing on his own experience about a boy's search for his missing father. Andrew knows that he has two fathers; the one he lives with and the secret one who is never...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/09/2016 Info Extract Buy

An Eagle in the Snow
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Winner of the Children's Book Award 2017 - Overall Winner and Winner in the Books for Younger Readers Category | November 2016 Book of the Month A ‘what if' story based on a true life events, full of descriptions of...
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Format: Paperback | Released 25/08/2016 Info Extract Buy

Such Stuff A Story-Maker's Inspiration
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
One of our Books of the Year 2016 | Julia Eccleshare's Book of the Month July 2016 Award-winning former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo gives all those who love his books a fascinating behind-the-scenes introduction to how he came to write...
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Format: Hardback | Released 07/07/2016 Info Extract Buy

Half a Man
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Gemma O'Callaghan
Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo deftly captures the devastating and long lasting impact of war in this stunning and beautifully produced short story. Michael's grandfather is badly disfigured by his horrific experiences in the war. One of only three to...
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Format: Paperback | Released 07/07/2016 Info Extract Buy

Kensuke's Kingdom
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Michael's parents buy a yacht, and take him off to sail round the world. Washed overboard in a fierce storm, Michael finds himself on the shore of a remote island - and soon discovers he's not alone. Kensuke, a former...
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Format: Paperback | Released 25/02/2016 Info Extract Buy

We are Not Frogs
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Sam Usher
One of our Books of the Year 2016 | March 2016 Book of the Month - A Dyslexia Friendly Picture Book for Parent and Child New on Barrington Stoke's...
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Format: Paperback | Released 15/02/2016 Info Extract Buy

Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo
It will seem odd when reading this book that the author enjoyed writing it the most of all the 90 or so he has written so far. That's because it's the one that most touched a nerve with him, that...
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Format: Hardback | Released 06/02/2016 Info Extract Buy

I Believe in Unicorns
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo pulls on the heart strings in a short book into which he has packed a number of strands, richly woven together. Tomas lives for the outdoors: he hates books, reading and stories. But one day, his mother forces...
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Format: Paperback | Released 05/11/2015 Info Extract Buy

Not Bad for a Bad Lad
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up nearby. Into this Michael Morpurgo weaves his story of how...
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Clare and Her Captain
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Catherine Rayner
One of our Books of the Year 2015 - November 2015 Julia Eccleshare's Book of the Month Award-winning Michael Morpurgo is always at his best when writing about the countryside and the animals in it. Here, in a story inspired by...
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Format: Hardback | Released 15/10/2015 Info Extract Buy

An Eagle in the Snow
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
One of our Books of the Year 2015 - October 2015 Book of the Month A ‘what if' story based on a true life events, full of descriptions of heroism and selflessness: for any good writer this would make excellent...
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Format: Hardback | Released 08/10/2015 Info Extract Buy

My Father is a Polar Bear
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Felicita Sala
Julia Eccleshare's Pick of the Month, October 2015 Award-winning Michael Morpurgo tells a poignant short story drawing on his own experience about a boy's search for his missing father. Andrew knows that he has two fathers; the one he lives with...
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Format: Hardback | Released 03/09/2015 Info Extract Buy

Listen to the Moon
Michael Morpurgo
Shortlisted for Children's Book Award 2016, Books for Older Readers category - September 2015 Book of the Month A beautiful and captivating tour de force of family, love, war and forgiveness, this is a major new novel from the...
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Format: Paperback | Released 27/08/2015 Info Extract Buy

Pinocchio
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
Michael Morpurgo has created a fresh version of the classic story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a terrible habit of telling lies who comes alive and has some incredible adventures. Here, Pinocchio tells his own story which, in his...
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Format: Paperback | Released 10/08/2015 Info Extract Buy

The Mozart Question
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
This is one of the most moving and eloquently written novels I've read in while. For any musically inclined child from 8 or so upwards then they, and indeed you, can't fail to be incredibly moved and gripped all at...
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Format: Paperback | Released 11/05/2015 Info Extract Buy

Half a Man
Michael Morpurgo
Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo deftly captures the devastating and long lasting impact of war in this stunning and beautifully produced short story. Michael's grandfather is badly disfigured by his horrific experiences in the war. One of only three to...
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Format: Paperback | Released 07/02/2015 Info Extract Buy

Beauty and the Beast
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Loretta Schauer
Award-winning Michael Morpurgo gives a fresh and lively retelling of this classic fairy story of how a generous-hearted girl gives herself to a monster only to find that he is not so monstrous after all… Loretta Schauer, winner of the...
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Format: Mixed media product | Released 01/01/2015 Info Extract Buy

Pinocchio
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
Michael Morpurgo has created a fresh version of the classic story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a terrible habit of telling lies who comes alive and has some incredible adventures. Here, Pinocchio tells his own story which, in his...
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Half a Man
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Gemma O'Callaghan
One of our Books of the Year 2014 Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo deftly captures the devastating and long lasting impact of war in this stunning and beautifully produced short story. Michael's grandfather is badly disfigured by his horrific experiences...
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Format: Hardback | Released 02/10/2014 Info Extract Buy

Pinocchio
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
Michael Morpurgo has created a fresh version of the classic story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a terrible habit of telling lies who comes alive and has some incredible adventures. Here, Pinocchio tells his own story which, in his...
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Format: Hardback | Released 25/09/2014 Info Extract Buy

Listen to the Moon
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo's much praised novel Listen to the Moon was inspired by a gruesome medal commemorating the sinking of the Lusitania 100 years ago off the coast of Co. Cork, and a newspaper report he came across during his research...
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Format: Hardback | Released 25/09/2014 Info Extract Buy

War Horse
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Rae Smith
This special edition of War Horse commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, and features a brand new introduction by Michael Morpurgo and cover artwork by Rae Smith, designer of the National Theatre's...
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Format: Paperback | Released 31/07/2014 Info Extract Buy

Only Remembered
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Ian Beck
2014 will mark one hundred years since the outbreak of the First World War. To mark the date, this beautiful anthology will collect favourite extracts, images and poems from some of the UK's leading cultural, political and literary figures.
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Format: Hardback | Released 03/07/2014 Info Extract Buy

Meeting Cezanne
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Francois Place
This is a gentle, evocative story of a young Parisian boy's summer in 1960s rural Provence. This book is beautifully illustrated inside and out by one of France's finest illustrators.
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/05/2014 Info Extract Buy

Minikid
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Faye Hanson
Interest Age 5-8 Award-winning Michael Morpurgo presents the very real dilemmas of life and death on a farm and how they impact on children. Chris and Lisa live on a farm but when Minikid, a child from the city, comes...
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Format: Paperback | Released 15/04/2014 Info Extract Buy

All I Said Was...
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Ross Collins
One of our Dyslexia Friendly Books of the Year 2014 - A Dyslexia Friendly Picture Book for Parent and Child The former Children's Laureate simply tells a deliciously funny...
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Format: Paperback | Released 15/02/2014 Info Extract Buy

War Horse
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Rae Smith
All the magic of the National Theatre's award-winning production of War Horse is brought to life in this beautifully designed edition of Michael Morpurgo's classic. Rae Smith's iconic designs for the sets, costumes and the rest vividly bring the story...
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Format: Hardback | Released 07/11/2013 Info Extract Buy

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo brings alive this famous story about Sir Gawain one of the bravest knights to sit at King Arthur's Round Table. When the fearsome Green Knight arrives unbidden in the Hall of the great King Arthur, he...
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Format: Paperback | Released 03/10/2013 Info Extract Buy

Beowulf
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership.
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Wartman
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Joanna Carey
Interest Age 7-12 Reading Age 7 Beautiful new edition of a bestselling title from household name Michael Morpurgo. Dilly has a wart. He'd rather have broken his leg or been ill but no he had to get a wart! Follow...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/10/2013 Info Extract Buy

Of Lions and Unicorns: A Lifetime of Tales from the Master Storyteller
Michael Morpurgo
Master story-teller Michael Morpurgo tells a rich selection of stories from all kinds of sources. Some are about himself as a child, some are about how his books are written and some are extracts from his books including special favourites...
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Format: Hardback | Released 26/09/2013 Info Extract Buy

Kensuke's Kingdom
Michael Morpurgo
Awarding winning storyteller Michael Morpurgo spins a spellbinding yarn of survival in modern classic. Michael and his dog Stella Artois are swept overboard from their parents’ ship and swept up onto the shore of a nearby island. Michael puts all...
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Format: Hardback | Released 26/09/2013 Info Extract Buy

Pinocchio
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
Michael Morpugo has created a fresh version of the classic story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a terrible habit of telling lies who comes alive and has some incredible adventures. Here, Pinocchio tells his own story which, in his...
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Format: Hardback | Released 26/09/2013 Info Extract Buy

The Castle in the Field
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Faye Hanson
One of our Dyslexia Friendly Books of the Year 2013 - Interest Age 5-8 A wonderful adventure which captures the importance of children finding a place of their own – and having secrets! When three children shelter in the rain...
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Format: Paperback | Released 15/09/2013 Info Extract Buy

Snug
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Faye Hanson
Interest Age 5-8 Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo has a gift for telling stories about animals and how they touch the lives of children. Snug is Lisa's cat and always has been as he arrived at the house just before...
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A Medal for Leroy
Michael Morpurgo
The best-selling author of War Horse tells a deeply moving story which recreates the terribly legacies of both the First and the Second World Wars in the deeply moving story about how a young boy discovers the truth about his...
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Format: Paperback | Released 29/08/2013 Info Extract Buy

Because a Fire Was in My Head
Michael Morpurgo
Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo's love of poetry shines through this wonderfully wide ranging and personal anthology which is packed-full of gems. Many are poems Michael Morpurgo has cherished since his own childhood such as Robert Louis Stevenson's ‘Windy Nights',...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/08/2013 Info Extract Buy

Island Tales
Michael Morpurgo
A bind-up of War Horse author Michael Morpurgo's classic stories about the Isles of Scilly, this book collects The Wreck of the Zanzibar, and Why the Whales Came.
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/01/1970 Info Extract Buy

Beauty and the Beast
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Loretta Schauer
Award-winning Michael Morpurgo gives a fresh and lively retelling of this classic fairy story of how a generous-hearted girl gives herself to a monster only to find that he is not so monstrous after all… Loretta Schauer, winner of the...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/06/2013 Info Extract Buy

Cockadoodle-Doo, Mr Sultana!
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Shoo Rayner
A marvellously funny tale by master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. A rich and greedy sultan meets his match in a VERY cheeky little red rooster... Hilariously wacky tale by bestselling author of War Horse.
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/03/2013 Info Extract Buy

Little Manfred
Michael Morpurgo
Award-winning author and illustrator duo Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have created a touching story about the way lives become entangled during conflict and how, unexpectedly, those ties can lead to enduring friendship. When Alex and her little brother Charlie...
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Format: Paperback | Released 03/01/2013 Info Extract Buy

Fox Friend
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Joanna Carey
Interest Age 7-12 Reading Age 7+ From the multi award-winning and bestselling author, a beautifully re-packaged, 4u2read version, of this moving story of a girl and an injured fox cub.
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Format: Paperback | Released 15/11/2012 Info Extract Buy

Michael Morpurgo Christmas Collection
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Quentin Blake
Award-winning master storyteller Michael Morpurgo tells four magical Christmassy stories, each fully illustrated by a different artist, in this beautifully illustrated book. There's sadness before great happiness in The Best of Times, the story of how a prince discovers that...
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Format: Paperback | Released 05/11/2012 Info Extract Buy

Snow Tales (Rainbow Bear and Little Albatross)
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Michael Morpurgo brings alive the precarious way of life for creatures living in the very coldest reaches of the world. The first of two stories in this volume is a lyrical, dreamy tale of The Rainbow Bear capturing the...
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Format: Paperback | Released 27/09/2012 Info Extract Buy

A Medal for Leroy
Michael Morpurgo
The best-selling author of War Horse tells a deeply moving story which recreates the terribly legacies of both the First and the Second World Wars in the deeply moving story about how a young boy discovers the truth about his...
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Format: Hardback | Released 27/09/2012 Info Extract Buy

Who's a Big Bully, Then?
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Joanna Carey
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8+. How do see off the school bully? Sick of being picked on and called ‘chicken' the narrator of this story thinks up a dare to show up Darren Bishop, the school bully. A farm...
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Format: Paperback | Released 15/08/2012 Info Extract Buy

Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Best Book of the Decade & One of our 'Must Reads'. It will seem odd when reading this book that the author enjoyed writing it the most of all the 90 or so he has...
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Format: Paperback | Released 02/08/2012 Info Extract Buy

Little Manfred
Michael Morpurgo
June 2012 Book of the Month. Award-winning author and illustrator duo Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have created a touching story about the way lives become entangled during conflict and how, unexpectedly, those ties can lead to enduring friendship. When...
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Format: Paperback | Released 07/06/2012 Info Extract Buy

Homecoming
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Peter Bailey
Michael Morpurgo, former Children's Laureate and the award-winning author of War Horse, has written a beautifully evocative story which celebrates the beauty of a place and the pain it creates when that beauty is under threat. Michael always liked...
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Format: Hardback | Released 05/04/2012 Info Extract Buy

Outlaw The Story of Robin Hood
Michael Morpurgo
Robin Hood is one of the most popular characters of English folk legend and Michael Morpurgo paints a suitably romantic and heroic picture of him in this lively story. Following a big storm, a young boy in the present sets...
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Format: Paperback | Released 29/03/2012 Info Extract Buy

Sparrow The Story of Joan of Arc
Michael Morpurgo
A vivid re-telling of the story of the great French heroine Joan of Arc which weaves together the hopes and aspirations of a contemporary French girl with the stirring story from the past. Inspired by a picture at home, Eloise...
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Format: Paperback | Released 29/03/2012 Info Extract Buy

Not Bad for a Bad Lad
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up nearby. Into this Michael Morpurgo weaves his story of how...
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Fox Friend
Michael Morpurgo
Interest Age 7-12 Reading Age 8+. This is a wonderfully touching and beautifully crafted story about growing up and learning about real life from an author who is widely considered to be the best teller of stories for children. He's...
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Format: Paperback | Released 14/02/2012 Info Extract Buy

Kensuke's Kingdom
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Michael's parents buy a yacht, and take him off to sail round the world. Washed overboard in a fierce storm, Michael finds himself on the shore of a remote island - and soon discovers he's not alone. Kensuke, a former...
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Farm Boy
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo followed up his best-selling War Horse with this sequel which brilliantly describes life in the Devon countryside at the time of World War 1. Visiting his grandpa on the farm, a young boy loves to listen to the...
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Format: Paperback | Released 29/09/2011 Info Extract Buy

Shadow
Michael Morpurgo
As the best-selling War Horse demonstrates, award winning Michael Morpurgo writes about both animals and war with exceptional flair. In this passionate and touching story, the interlinked fortunes of an Afghan boy and the dog who helped him to escape...
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Format: Paperback | Released 29/09/2011 Info Extract Buy

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
Award-winning former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo is an excellent storyteller and here he is at his best. Seen through the eyes of two children, he captures the greed of the wealthy, the abject poverty of the poor and the terrible...
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Format: Hardback | Released 15/09/2011 Info Extract Buy

Who's a Big Bully, Then?
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Joanna Carey
Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8+. How do see off the school bully? Sick of being picked on and called ‘chicken' the narrator of this story thinks up a dare to show up Darren Bishop, the school bully. A farm...
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Format: Paperback | Released 08/07/2011 Info Extract Buy

An Elephant in the Garden
Michael Morpurgo
Once again the former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo, weaves an intensely moving story about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war. It's World War Two in Germany, the animals in Dresden Zoo are to be killed because...
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Format: Paperback | Released 09/06/2011 Info Extract Buy

Little Manfred
Michael Morpurgo
Award-winning author and illustrator duo Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have created a touching story about the way lives become entangled during conflict and how, unexpectedly, those ties can lead to enduring friendship. When Alex and her little brother Charlie...
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Conker
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Petra Brown
Prize-winning Michael Morpurgo packs in a range of big emotions in this beautifully written short novel for newly fluent readers and reissued for a new generation of children. Helped by his granny, Nick learns to see off the nasty bully...
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Format: Paperback | Released 07/03/2011 Info Extract Buy

War Horse Special Colour Edition
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo's tender story of Joey, a brave hearted farm horse who finds himself caught up in the horrors of war, cleverly conveys both the violence and the occasional compassion, which occurs during conflict. A classic story of animal courage...
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Format: Hardback | Released 01/11/2010 Info Extract Buy

Kensuke's Kingdom Special Colour Edition
Michael Morpurgo
Suffice to say the reading of this book will take you the reader through every emotion you can think of, from great joy and laughter to utter sadness and loss. At its heart is a story of friendship that will...
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Format: Paperback | Released 04/10/2010 Info Extract Buy

Shadow
Michael Morpurgo
Galaxy Children's Book Award shortlist 2010. As the best-selling War Horse demonstrates, award winning Michael Morpurgo writes about both animals and war with exceptional flair. In this passionate and touching story, the interlinked fortunes of an Afghan boy and the...
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Format: Hardback | Released 30/09/2010 Info Extract Buy

Running Wild
Michael Morpurgo
Winner of the Independent Booksellers' Prize 2010. Prize-winning author Michael Morpurgo's new novel is a towering adventure and emotional roller coaster set at the time of a great tsunami. Trying to get over his father's death, Will and his mother...
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Format: Paperback | Released 27/05/2010 Info Extract Buy

An Elephant in the Garden
Michael Morpurgo
Once again the former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo, weaves an intensely moving story about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war. It's World War Two in Germany, the animals in Dresden are to be killed because of...
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Format: Hardback | Released 27/05/2010 Info Extract Buy

Not Bad for a Bad Lad
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up nearby. Into this Michael Morpurgo weaves his story of how...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/05/2010 Info Extract Buy

Not Bad for a Bad Lad
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/05/2010 Info Extract Buy

Kaspar Prince of Cats
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
A wonderfully emotional but heart-warming tale from the pen of one of the foremost writers for children. Brilliantly interwoven in historical fact at the time of the sinking of the Titanic is the story of Kaspar the Savoy cat, who...
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Format: Paperback | Released 07/01/2010 Info Extract Buy

The Best of Times
Michael Morpurgo
Beautifully told and exquisitely illustrated, this is a gem of a book. Michael Morpurgo weaves a magical story about the unusual way a prince finds to make his princess happy and so to save her life. Emma Chichester Clark's illustrations...
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Format: Hardback | Released 05/10/2009 Info Extract Buy

Running Wild
Michael Morpurgo
Winner of the Independent Booksellers' Prize 2010. Prize-winning author Michael Morpurgo's new novel is a towering adventure and emotional roller coaster set at the time of a great tsunami. Trying to get over his father's death, Will and his mother...
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Format: Hardback | Released 24/08/2009 Info Extract Buy

Kaspar
Michael Morpurgo
CD Audio edition read by Paul Chequer. A wonderfully emotional but heart-warming tale from the pen of one of the foremost writers for children. Brilliantly interwoven in historical fact at the time of the sinking of the Titanic is the...
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Format: Cd-audio | Released 28/05/2009 Info Extract Buy

Mudpuddle Farm: Six Animal Adventures
Michael Morpurgo
The enjoyable interactions of the animals that live at Mudpuddle Farm are brilliantly brought to life by former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. Different animals are highlighted in the six separate adventures. There's the cunning of Mossop the lazy cat who...
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Format: Paperback | Released 09/02/2009 Info Extract Buy

The Birthday Book
Michael Morpurgo
This is a sumptuous collection of stories and verse compiled by Michael Morpurgo, beautifully illustrated by Quentin Blake and published in aid of The Prince's Foundation for Children and Arts and to celebrate the Prince of Wales's 60th birthday. It's...
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Format: Hardback | Released 06/11/2008 Info Extract Buy

Kaspar
Michael Morpurgo
A wonderfully emotional but heart-warming tale from the pen of one of the foremost writers for children. Brilliantly interwoven in historical fact at the time of the sinking of the Titanic is the story of Kaspar the Savoy cat, who...
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Format: Hardback | Released 01/09/2008 Info Extract Buy

The White Horse Of Zennor
Michael Morpurgo
From former Children's Laureate and award-winning author Michael Morpurgo comes an utterly absorbing, yet haunting tale created in the form of linked stories that will grip the reader from the very first page. Set in Cornwall so great for all...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/05/2008 Info Extract Buy

Animal Tales: Three in one
Michael Morpurgo
These three fantastic stories in one book from the former Children's Laureate 2003-2005. These tales all involving animals are gripping, touching and lyrical and should be essential reading for 9-11 age bracket.
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/05/2008 Info Extract Buy

Little Foxes
Michael Morpurgo
Little Foxes is a touching yet tense account of some small little furry creatures that one small boy has to help survive. This is another Michael Morpurgo story re-released with a new cover. It is about a boy. As a...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/05/2008 Info Extract Buy

Arthur High King Of Britain
Michael Morpurgo
Nothing strikes strength, courage, and valour into the heart like tales of Arthurian legend. Morpurgo does very well again to get that sense of magical mysticism into the story of the Knights of the Round Table. Will be enjoyed particularly...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/05/2008 Info Extract Buy

The Mozart Question
Michael Morpurgo
This is one of the most moving and eloquently written novels I've read in while. For any musically inclined child from 8 or so upwards then they, and indeed you, can't fail to be incredibly moved and gripped all at...
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Format: Hardback | Released 05/11/2007 Info Extract Buy

Beowulf
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
BOOK OF THE DAY - 19th NOVEMBER Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership.
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Format: Paperback | Released 05/11/2007 Info Extract Buy

The Mozart Question
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
This is one of the most moving and eloquently written novels I've read in while. For any musically inclined child from 8 or so upwards then they, and indeed you, can't fail to be incredibly moved and gripped all at...
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Format: Paperback | Released 05/11/2007 Info Extract Buy

Born To Run
Michael Morpurgo
This is a novel that will really pull on the heartstrings and one that will stick in your mind long after you've finished it. But rest assured, anyone who has a love of animals will warm to this story of...
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Format: Paperback | Released 03/09/2007 Info Extract Buy

The Wreck Of The Zanzibar
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo's name is almost synonymous with the little islands off the toe of Cornwall called The Isles of Scilly for a considerable number of his books are set there. The Wreck of the Zanzibar is no exception. Here the...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/08/2007 Info Extract Buy

Friend or Foe
Michael Morpurgo
March 2010 Guest Editor Michael Foreman: "Towards the end of WWII enemy prisoners of War were brought to our village to help bring in the harvest. We boys played football with them, the enemy, during their break times. Children face-to-face...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/08/2007 Info Extract Buy

War Horse
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo's tender story of Joey, a brave hearted farm horse who finds himself caught up in the horrors of war, cleverly conveys both the violence and the occasional compassion, which occurs during conflict. A classic story of animal courage...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/08/2007 Info Extract Buy

Singing for Mrs Pettigrew
Michael Morpurgo
What better way to learn the craft of storytelling than from one of the best known storytellers around. Michael Morpurgo has deftly entwined in Singing for Mrs Pettigrew a delightful, even eclectic mix of short stories, for the most part...
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Format: Paperback | Released 04/08/2007 Info Extract Buy

Dear Olly
Michael Morpurgo
Award-winning Michael Morpurgo packs a tremendous emotional punch in this deeply moving story about growing up. When Olly's brother Matt goes to Africa to help in a war-torn zone she is left in charge of the swallows which nest every...
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Why The Whales Came
Michael Morpurgo
A terrific page-turner set during World War One in which two children befriend a man who lives alone on an island in the Isles of Scilly. As their friendship develops he tells the children of a dreaded curse that has...
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Format: Paperback | Released 05/02/2007 Info Extract Buy

War Of Jenkins' Ear
Michael Morpurgo
Toby Jenkins hates going to Redlands' Boarding School - he gets called 'Jinks' and thinks he'll never make the top rugby team. But then, he meets Christopher who claims to have powers. Christopher promises Toby a miracle. Will Christopher be...
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Format: Paperback | Released 05/02/2007 Info Extract Buy

My Friend Walter
Michael Morpurgo
A delightfully exciting and witty adventure that interweaves elements of history - Sir Walter Raleigh comes into the present as a ghost and wreaks havoc and fun with a family! - into a fun and gripping story which children will...
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Waiting For Anya
Michael Morpurgo
It is World War II and Jo stumbles on a dangerous secret: Jewish children are being smuggled away from the Nazis, close to his mountain village in Spain. Now, German soldiers have been stationed at the border. Jo must get...
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Twist Of Gold
Michael Morpurgo
A novel that takes the reader on an epic journey through famine, hope and survival by a much-loved award-winning author. Set in both Ireland and America this is a story with cliff hanger endings for every chapter. Perfect for keen...
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On Angel Wings
Michael Morpurgo
Double Laureate's Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake have come together to produce a stunning re-working of the Nativity. It's a wonderfully poignant and engaging story told with great warmth and humour coupled with some sparkling illustrations. This is an absolute...
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Format: Hardback | Released 04/09/2006 Info Extract Buy

I Believe in Unicorns
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo pulls on the heart strings in a short book into which he has packed a number of strands, richly woven together. Tomas lives for the outdoors: he hates books, reading and stories. But one day, his mother forces...
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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
Michael Morpurgo
A touching and tender story about an unusual childhood. Arthur is shipped off to Australia as a six year old orphan during World War Two. He suffers physical and emotional hardship as well as some rarer moments of kindness and...
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Escape from Shangri-La
Michael Morpurgo
A book that is sure to pull at the heart strings whether you're 10 or 110. Providing a glimpse back to World War II through the eyes and ears of cessie's grandfather and to an adventure that she and her...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/09/2006 Info Extract Buy

King of the Cloud Forests
Michael Morpurgo
Such an accurate protrayal of the Himalayas would be hard to find in fiction. This wonderful mythical story, epic in scale sees a lost boy befriended and saved by yetis. Incredible emotions are evoked between them as they are each...
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Format: Paperback | Released 01/09/2006 Info Extract Buy

Long Way Home
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo is so clever at putting the reader in the shoes of the character telling the story and this novel is absolutely no exception. Characters are brilliantly drawn and the page-turning plot keeps the reader enthralled.
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
Michael Morpurgo
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Award category, ‘the book I couldn't put down' The Story of Adolphus Tips is told in a diary. It tells the story of one brave cat and movingly brings to life a true story of...
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Billy the Kid
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
This is a book for every generation to share but in particular for a grandfather to share with his grandson for this is the story of Billy, a supremely talented footballer who at 19 was picked to play for one...
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Format: Paperback | Released 21/10/2005 Info Extract Buy

Kensuke's Kingdom
Michael Morpurgo
Reading this book will take you through every emotion you can think of, from great joy and laughter to utter sadness and loss. At its heart is a story of friendship that will live long in your mind long after...
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Format: Paperback | Released 03/10/2005 Info Extract Buy

The Best Christmas Present in the World
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
One of the most heart-warming stories you'll read around war, this is a classic Christmas story from the bestselling author/illustrator team of Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman.With the anniversary of WWI upon us this tells the story of...
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Format: Hardback | Released 04/10/2004 Info Extract Buy

Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Best Book of the Decade & One of our 'Must Reads'. It will seem odd when reading this book that the author enjoyed writing it the most of all the 90 or so he has...
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Format: Paperback | Released 29/05/2004 Info Extract Buy

The Dancing Bear
Michael Morpurgo
Every girl will devour this incredibly poignant story of a young girl who adopts an abandoned bear cub. An utter delight. In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion...
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Format: Paperback (b Format) | Released 03/03/2003 Info Extract Buy

Cool!
Michael Morpurgo
Award winning author Michael Morpurgo crams a great deal of emotion into this beautifully told short novel. Lying in a coma after being knocked down by a car, ten year old Robbie is unable to move or speak or see...
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Format: Paperback | Released 03/03/2003 Info Extract Buy

The Sleeping Sword
Michael Morpurgo
This fantastic tale interweaves the story of a blind boy who lives on the Scilly Isles, with the myth and truth of King Arthur, Michael Morpurgo takes the reader deep inside the mind of a boy who seems ordinary but...
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Format: Paperback | Released 06/02/2003 Info Extract Buy

The Last Wolf
Michael Morpurgo - illustrated by Michael Foreman
Michael Morpurgo has created a sweeping and dramatic story in the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie. This spellbinding tale is complemented perfectly by Michael Foreman's illustrations. Robbie McLeod and a wolf cub, both orphaned, venture far from their birthplace, a...
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Format: Paperback | Released 02/01/2003 Info Extract Buy

Mister Skip
Michael Morpurgo
Morpurgo's talent for writing for different ages shows no bounds and this gritty story that interweaves magic with real life hardship on an Irish council estate will be devoured by both boys and girls who are just beginning to enjoy...
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Format: Paperback | Released 05/08/2002 Info Extract Buy

Out Of The Ashes
Michael Morpurgo
Award-winning author Michael Morpurgo is also a farmer. Here he captures what living through the terrible foot and mouth epidemic in 2001 felt like for a child on a farm. Told in the dairy of thirteen year old Becky it...
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Format: Paperback | Released 07/06/2002 Info Extract Buy

The Butterfly Lion
Michael Morpurgo
The inspiring magic of a white lion brings friendship and hope to a lonely ten year old. Miserable at his boarding school, Bertie runs away. He is rescued by a kind old lady who tells him of how another Bertie,...
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