Not Bad for a Bad Lad

Informationen zum Autor Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's best-loved authors and a former Children's Laureate. He has written over 120 books for children including Kensuke's Kingdom and War Horse. His wife, Clare Morpurgo, is the daughter of Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Michael Foreman (born 21 March 1938) is one of the UK's best-known and most prolific creators of children's books. He won the 1982 and 1989 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration and he was a commended runner-up five times. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was the UK nominee in 1988 and again in 2010 for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books internationally. Michael was awarded the OBE in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to literature. Klappentext Everyone thinks this lad is bad, so it's no surprise when he's sent to Borstal. But then he starts work in the prison stable and something begins to change . . An inspiring tale about what happens when someone is shown how to follow their dreams, with illustrations by Michael Foreman. Also includes a fact-packed historical section. Zusammenfassung Everyone thinks this lad is bad, so it's no surprise when he's sent to Borstal. But then he starts work in the prison stable and something begins to change . . An inspiring tale about what happens when someone is shown how to follow their dreams, with illustrations by Michael Foreman. Also includes a fact-packed historical section.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpugro, Michael Morpurgo, Morpurgo Michael
• Assisted by: Michael Foreman (Illustration)
• Publisher: Templar Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2011
• EAN: 9781848773127
• ISBN: 978-1-84877-312-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General