Will fire imaginations and elicit the heart-pumping, wide-eyed response that has kept this tale alive and vigorous through the ages." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)Long ago a Scandinavian warrior fought three evils so powerful they threatened whole kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saved the land of the Danes from a merciless ogre named Grendel and from his sea-hag...
This collection provides insight into how Morpurgo writes his novels, his inspiration and sources. His essays on his most popular works are accompanied by extracts, and there are illustrations throughout by Michael Foreman.
Mijn hart bonsde. Ik weet niet waarom, maar zodra ik begon te lezen wist ik dat mijn leven nooit meer hetzelfde zou zijn...'
Michael kan zich zijn vader niet herinneren. Hij was nog niet geboren toen zijn vader RAF piloot werd in de oorlog en dat is alles wat Michael nog weet. Zijn moeder wil hem niets vertellen. Als een van zijn tantes hem een medaille en een oude vervaagde foto geeft, ontstaan de contouren van een waargebeurd verhaal. Een ve...
Michael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma after a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, he tries to keep himself from slipping deeper into unconsciousness...
Hopeful yet haunting, this timeless tale is compellingly told and emotively illustrated throughout by award-winning Michael Foreman. 'Beautifully illustrated, this is a moving tale of secrets, lies and the past' "The Independent". A moving story of secrets and survival bound together by the power of music, from a master storyteller.
Paperback edition of this children's novel in which Michael Morpurgo turns his attention to the drama and tragedy of the Spanish Civil War. Readership level: 9 - 11 yrs. Illustrations by Michael Foreman.
The oldest epic in Brtish literature is given a new outing by the award-winning partnership between 2003-2005 Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo and illustrator Michael Foreman. Ages: 7+.
A children's novel based around the life of a famous 1930s footballer which, in true Michael Morpurgo fashion, explores themes of war, alcoholism, homelessness and the power of sport. Readership level: 9-11yrs. Reissue.
Fourteen-year-old Johnny Trott, a bell-boy at London's Savoy Hotel in 1912, becomes caregiver to Kaspar Kandinsky, the Prince of Cats, and soon the two are stowing away on the Titanic, where they are befriended by the Stanton family of New York.
