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A richly illustrated gift picture book edition of Michael Morpurgo’s classic wartime story War Horse, which has been captivating audiences young and old for 40 years. War Horse celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2022! This powerful book for younger readers tells the enduring story of a friendship between a boy and his horse amid the turmoil of the First World War. For 40 years, War Horse has been helping children understand conflict. As we move beyond centenary commemorations and continue to...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2020 |
A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything. 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. Francis and Pieter are brothers. As the shadow of one war lingers, and the rumbles of another approach, the brothers argue. Francis is a fierce pacifist, while Pieter signs up to fight. What happens next will change the course of Francis’s life forever … and throw...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2019 |
An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. Marooned on a sandbank, a boy faces certain death. With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave, his final wish is to see heaven. Waking in a strange bed, the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog. It is Arthur, the great warrior king of legend, and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot, chivalry, magic, evil and betrayal. ...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2017 |
Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees is perfect to read together, and celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever. Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm. Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows, and discover how...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2022 |
Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army. A novel about families, identity and loss by bestselling award-winning author of War Horse. Michael doesn't remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French mother, heartbroken and passionate, doesn't like to talk about her husband. But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal, followed by a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden history. A story of love and loss. A story...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2013 |
The powerful new novel from the master storyteller - inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped World War II. 1940. The train is under attacks from German fighters. In the darkness, sheltering in a railway tunnel, the stranger in the carriage with Barney and his mother tells them a story to pass the time. And what a story. The story of a young man, a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who, on the spur of the moment, had done what he thought was the right thing. It...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2015 |
This is a beautifully crafted chapter book by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo. It is perfect for children learning to read. Annie's father is going to knock down the old barn and build a new one. What will happen to Colly the swallow and all the other birds and animals that live there? Annie is worried about their safety. But one night something amazing happens and she realises that the birds are wiser than she could ever have imagined...The Reading Ladder series helps...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2016 |
A heart-warming, colour-illustrated novel about Kaspar the Savoy cat, from the award-winning author of Born to Run and The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Kaspar the cat first came to the Savoy Hotel in a basket - Johnny Trott knows, because he was the one who carried him in. Johnny was a bell-boy, you see, and he carried all of Countess Kandinsky's things to her room. But Johnny didn't expect to end up with Kaspar on his hands forever, and nor did he count on making friends with...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2010 |
An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from Britain's best-loved children's author, Michael Morpurgo. 'There stood before me an ancient man swathed in a dark and tattered fleece, his long hair and beard matted with filth, his face grey with grief and age. Holding the sword out in front of me, I backed away until I felt the sink behind me and I could go no further. His eyes followed me all the way.' When Bun Bendle is struck blind, he feels like he is drowning in...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2017 |
Join the fun on the farm! A brand new Mudpuddle Farm book from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, hilariously illustrated throughout by Shoo Rayner, and perfect for readers of 5 and up. Two charming stories for younger readers, featuring a loveable family of all sorts of animals, living behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm - where everything is about to change… in the most unexpected and hilarious ways! Nowt to Worry About: There's a storm in the air, and all the animals are...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2017 |
The charming tales of one mischievous cat from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo. A cat's nine lives are full of adventure and excitement and none more so than Montezuma, the farmyard cat. From a young kitten to a grand old cat, he is cunning and proud while establishing his kingdom, but to Matthew, he's always loving and adorable. A great read that kids aged 9+ will love. Michael Morpurgo, again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2017 |
The classic story of finding fun on the farm from the Nation's favourite storyteller, gorgeously re-illustrated by Sam Usher. From Sir Michael Morpurgo comes a classic story of one small boy, and one very lucky duck… Sam is a city boy through and through - and isn't looking forward to his school trip to Nethercott Farm at all. But busy days of farm work, animals and learning all about nature weave their magic - and when Sam finds a duck about to be dinner, he is determined to save...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2022 |
A rich and greedy sultan meets his match in a VERY cheeky little red rooster...
Hilariously wacky tale by bestselling author of War Horse.
The rich and greedy sultan loves his jewels more than anything, so when he loses a diamond button he is furious!
Especially as a naughty little red rooster seems determined to keep it...
A marvellously funny tale by master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2013 |
Best-selling author Michael Morpurgo turns his storytelling skills to the drama and tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, illustrated by Michael Foreman. TORO,TORO is the story of a young boy growing up in Andalucia, Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf and they become firm friends, but the boy doesn't yet understand the fate of the black bulls – the corrida and death. Later, when he learns of the horrors of the bull fight, he frees Paco, the...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2007 |
The magical sequel to ‘War Horse’, soon to be a major motion picture. Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpa’s eye. In War Horse, Joey was sent away from the farm to be a warhorse in WWI. Grandpa had joined the cavalry in order to find, and fight, with Joey. Farm Boy brings us forward fifty years with Grandpa not only telling his grandson, Joey’s story but also a ‘shameful secret’ which he has held for years… The story is set in Iddesleigh in Devon and lovingly...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2011 |
Michael Morpurgo and Helen Stephens' classic Christmas story, now in a brand-new larger gift format - the perfect Christmas gift! High in the mountains of Switzerland, lives a terrible dragon. In the village below, the people do everything they can to keep the dragon away. But one day, a little girl called Mimi finds a baby dragon. The little creature is lost and frightened but how did he get there and what if his mother comes looking for him? Mimi must be extremely brave if she is going...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2019 |
The epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from the nation's favourite storyteller Michael Morpurgo. For Will and his mother, going to Indonesia isn't just a holiday. It's an escape, a new start, a chance to put things behind them - things like the death of Will's father. And to begin with, it seems to be just what they both needed. But then Oona, the elephant Will is riding on the beach, begins acting strangely, shying away from the sea. And that's when the tsunami...
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2010 |
A gentle and deeply moving story of a young girl and her bear, told with great charm by the nation’s favourite storyteller, Michael Morpugo.
High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village – safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear…
| Автор | Michael Morpurgo |
| Жанр | Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ яз |
| Год | 2009 |