This Morning I Met a Whale

Informationen zum Autor Michael Morpurgo was 2003-2005 Children's Laureate, has written over 100 books and is the winner of many awards, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize, the Blue Peter Award and the Red House Children's Book Award. His books are translated and read around the world and his hugely popular novel War Horse is now both a critically acclaimed stage play and a highly successful film. Michael and his wife, Clare, live in Devon. Visit Michael's website at www.michaelmorpurgo.com. Christian Birmingham is considered one of the best young illustrators working today. After receiving a degree in Illustration from the Exeter College of Art he has gone on to illustrate many books for children such as A Kitten Called Moonlight by Martin Waddell and several titles by Michael Morpurgo, including The Wreck of the Zanzibar , named the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year in 1995. Klappentext A fictional account of the day a whale swam up the Thames, in which the whale makes an environmental plea to the boy who first sees him.A fictional account of the day a whale swam up the Thames, in which the whale makes an environmental plea to the boy who first sees him.

About the author

Michael Morpurgo was 2003-2005 Children's Laureate, has written over 100 books and is the winner of many awards, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize, the Blue Peter Award and the Red House Children's Book Award. His books are translated and read around the world and his hugely popular novel War Horse is now both a critically acclaimed stage play and a highly successful film. Michael and his wife, Clare, live in Devon. Visit Michael's website at www.michaelmorpurgo.com.

Christian Birmingham is considered one of the best young illustrators working today. After receiving a degree in Illustration from the Exeter College of Art he has gone on to illustrate many books for children such as A Kitten Called Moonlight by Martin Waddell and several titles by Michael Morpurgo, including The Wreck of the Zanzibar, named the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year in 1995.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpurgo, Sir Michael Morpurgo
• Assisted by: Christian Birmingham (Illustration), Birmingham Christian (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2009
• EAN: 9781406315592
• ISBN: 978-1-4063-1559-2
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 187 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, General fiction (Children's / Teenage)