From Hereabout Hill

Informationen zum Autor 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. 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. Michael Morpurgo demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story-teller with this diverse collection of stories for children. 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. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and 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. 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....

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