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Michael Morpurgo : war child to war horse : a biography by Maggie Fergusson with stories by Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo's books have enchanted a generation of children, and the film of War Horse has turned Morpurgo into a household name. Michael's own story is as strange and surprising as any he has written, and is shot through with the same thread of sadness found in almost all his work. How did this supremely unbookish boy who dreamed of becoming an army officer become a bestselling author and Children's Laureate instead? What personal price has he paid for success? And why, amidst his triumphs, is he now haunted by regret.

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  • "War child to War horse"@en
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  • "9 yrs+"
  • "Without stories, in which all of us - living, dead, not yet born - participate, we are, as T.S. Eliot wrote, no more than 'bits of paper blown on the cold wind'. But, over the past century, the old, oral traditions of storytelling have withered; and today even printed stories are beleaguered. It takes a rare gift to lure children away from the instant, if isolating, satisfactions of the Play Station, the Wii, the photocopied worksheet, and into books. Michael Morpurgo, former Children's Laureate, and author of more than 100 books, has this gift."
  • "Michael Morpurgo's books have enchanted a generation of children, and the film of War Horse has turned Morpurgo into a household name. Michael's own story is as strange and surprising as any he has written, and is shot through with the same thread of sadness found in almost all his work. How did this supremely unbookish boy who dreamed of becoming an army officer become a bestselling author and Children's Laureate instead? What personal price has he paid for success? And why, amidst his triumphs, is he now haunted by regret."@en
  • "Discover the true life story of favourite storyteller Michael Morpurgo, in this biography specially edited for children. Also features seven original Morpurgo stories."@en
  • "Biography & autobiography: literary."
  • "We are enchanted by Michael Morpurgo's amazing stories like 'Private Peaceful', 'Born to Run' and 'Kensuke's Kingdom'. And with big screen adaptations of his novels such as 'War Horse' being made into film adaptations by Steven Spielberg, it's no surprise that he's our nation's number one favourite storyteller. But what about the real life story of Michael Morpurgo... How did a boy supremely uninterested in books, who dreamed of becoming an army officer, become a bestselling author and Children's Laureate? What stories in Michael's own life inspired him to write more than a hundred books for children? In a unique collaboration, Maggie Fergusson and Michael himself explore his life through biography and stories. This is a specially abridged edition of the critically acclaimed biography 'War Child to War Horse', for children."
  • "Maggie Fergusson explores Michael Morpurgo's life through seven biographical chapters, to which he responds with seven original stories."@en

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  • "Michael Morpurgo : war child to War horse : a biography"
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