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Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.
He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.
. . . thought-provoking and a joy to read.
BookTrust
. . . Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story-teller with this diverse collection of stories
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A spell-binding collection of short stories from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo.
Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill.
Included in this collection of short stories is a poignant tale about civil war, where a young girl hides from enemy soldiers in a public toilet; a haunting story of a little girl swept out to sea while collecting cowrie shells; and the moving account of two brothers, who, over the years, create a mental picture of their absent father.
Former Children’s Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story-teller with this diverse collection of stories for children.
A spell-binding collection of short stories from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo.
Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill.
• Stunning, collectable new cover look for this best-loved author’s classic backlist, reissued in three sets in March, May and July 2017
• July reissue titles also include War Horse (lifetime UK sales 629K) and The Ghost of Grania O’Malley (lifetime UK sales 32K)
• Lifetime sales of over 18,000 copies
• A characteristically poignant collection of love, friendship, survival and hope, from a master storyteller.
• New cover look by David Dean, illustrator of Lauren St John’s award-winning Laura Marlin and White Giraffe series
• Former Children’s Laureate, OBE and multi-award-winner, Michael is truly a national treasure
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Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.
He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.