Black Queen

Zusatztext An amusing story about little Billy and his shadowy next-door neighbourwho always wears a black cloak and a black hat and to Billy is "The BlackQueen". Readership level: 6 - 9 years. Informationen zum Autor Michael Morpurgo has written over 120 books, many of them award-winning. His most well-known work, War Horse , was adapted into a multi-Oscar nominated film by Steven Spielberg, and a widely-acclaimed play at the National Theatre. In 2003 Michael became the third Children's Laureate, a position he helped create with the poet Ted Hughes. With his wife, Clare, he set up the charity Farms for City Children , and for their pioneering work they were both awarded the MBE in 1999. Klappentext Michael Morpurgo is one of today's most popular and critically acclaimed children's writers, author of KENSUKE'S KINGDOM and THE WRECK OF THE ZANZIBAR amongst many other titles. He has won a multitude of prizes including the Children's Book Award, the Smarties Prize and the Writer's Guild Award. Zusammenfassung The 'Black Queen' is what Billy calls his shadowy next-door neighbour. She always wears a black cloak and a wide-brimmed black hat. She lurks about her garden, alone except for her black cat. Scarily for Billy, the Black Queen befriends him and asks him to look after her cat while she's away.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpurgo, Morpurgo Michael
• Assisted by: Tony Ross (Illustration)
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2000
• EAN: 9780552546454
• ISBN: 978-0-552-54645-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, witch; war horse; witches; black cat; rabbits; tony ross