Poems, short stories, personal letters, newspaper articles, scripts, photographs and paintings are just some of the elements of this astonishing collection, with cover and artwork by renowned illustrator, Ian Beck. Among the many contributors are Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall, Sir Andrew Motion, Miranda Hart, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Anthony Horowitz, Eoin Colfer, Antony Beevor, Emma Thompson, David Almond, Dr Rowan Williams, Richard Curtis, Joanna Lumley, Raymond Briggs, Shami Chakrabarti and Sir Tony Robinson.
Royalties from the publication will be spilt between the Royal British Legion and projects for soldiers' children and families at SSAFA.
ISBN: 9780552574051
Publication date: 06/10/2016
Publisher:
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780857551283
Publication date: 03/07/2014
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd an imprint of Random House Children's Publishers UK
Format: Hardback
| ISBN: | 9780552574051 |
| Publication date: | 6th October 2016 |
| Author: | Michael Morpurgo |
| Illustrator: | Ian Beck |
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| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Suitable for: | 13+ readers, YA readers |
| Genres: | Anthologies, Historical Fiction, History |
| Recommendations: | eBooks |
Winner of J M Barrie Award 2016 March 16 was Michael Morpurgo month on Lovereading4kids - click here to view the favourites we selected on themes of Legends, Animals, War and Journeys. Michael Morpurgo, OBE, MBE, is one of the UK’s best-loved authors and storytellers. He was appointed Children’s Laureate in May 2003, a post he helped to set up with his friend Ted Hughes in 1999. He was awarded an OBE for services to Literature in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2007. He has written over 120 books, including Kensuke’s Kingdom which won the Children’...
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