From Hereabout Hill

Informationen zum Autor Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity. Klappentext Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill. A spell-binding collection of short stories from the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. Vorwort the spell-binding collection of short stories for children Zusammenfassung Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill. A spell-binding collection of short stories from the nation’s favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.

About the author

Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL is a writer, playwright, performer and librettist. The author of more than 150 children’s books, he has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and in almost 40 languages. A former teacher and vocal spokesperson for the benefits of reading for pleasure, he is currently the President of Book Trust. Between 2003–2005 he was Children’s Laureate and in 2018 he was knighted for services to literature and charity. Many of Michael’s books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the phenomenal National Theatre adaptation of War Horse, which has been seen by over 10 million people in over 100 cities around the world, broke the West End record for weekly ticket sales, and won 5 Tony Awards and 2 Olivier Awards. Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpurgo, Morpurgo Michael
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.09.2023
• EAN: 9780008640767
• ISBN: 978-0-00-864076-7
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Interest age: from c 10 years, For primary education, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Short stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Military & war fiction