The Silver Swan

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 A boy living by a Scottish loch sees a beautiful silver swan land on the water. She remains at the loch, mates and there are soon five cygnets too. The boy watches them in awe and pride. When snowy winter sets in, all the birds and animals around the loch must scavenge desperately for food. The fox also has cubs to feed... A remarkably dramatic and compassionate story about Nature, magnificently told and stunningly illustrated with sweeping pastel landscapes. Zusammenfassung A boy living by a Scottish loch sees a beautiful silver swan land on the water. When snowy winter sets in, all the birds and animals around the loch must scavenge desperately for food.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpurgo, Morpurgo Michael
• Assisted by: Christian Birmingham (Illustration), Birmingham Christian (Illustration)
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2001
• EAN: 9780552546140
• ISBN: 978-0-552-54614-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 290 mm x 242 mm x 4 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, Children’s picture books, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General, Interest age: from c 4 years