Michael Morpurgo
Autor(a) de War Horse
About the Author
British author Michael Morpurgo was born in St. Albans, Hertforshire in 1943. He attended the University of London and studied English and French. He became a primary school teacher in Kent for about ten years. He and his wife Clare started a charity called Farms for City Children. They currently mostrar mais own three farms where over 2000 children a year stay for a week and experience the countryside by taking part in purposeful farmwork. He has published over 100 books and several screenplays. He won the 1995 Whitbread Children's Book Award for The Wreck of the Zanzibar, the 1996 Nestle Smarties Book Prize for The Butterfly Lion, and the 2000 Children's Book Award for Kensuke's Kingdom. Private Peaceful won the 2005 Red House Children's Book Award and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. Five of his books have been made into movies and two have been adapted for television. He was named as the third Children's Laureate in May 2003. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Photo credit: Andrew Testa for The New York Times
Séries
Obras por Michael Morpurgo
Only Remembered: Powerful Words and Pictures About the War That Changed our World (2014) 18 exemplares
Michael Morpurgo Collection Childrens 8 Books Set Boxed (King of the Cloud Forests, Escape from Shangri-La, Why the… (2012) 14 exemplares
Oxford Reading Tree Treetops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 13: Peter and the Wolf (2016) 12 exemplares
Beyond the Rainbow Warrior: A Collection of Stories to Celebrate 25 Years of Green Peace (1995) — Editor — 11 exemplares
Michael Morpurgo Collection 12 Books Set (Waiting for Anya, From Hereabout Hill, King of the Cloud Forests, Kensuke's… (2019) 8 exemplares
The Birthday Duck: A classic new picture book from world-renowned author Michael Morpurgo (2021) 7 exemplares
Michael Morpurgo Collection 12 Books Box Set (Farm boy, Born to Run, Shadow, An Elephant in the Garden, The Amazing… (2017) 5 exemplares
Großvater auf Probe. ( Ab 10 J.) 2 exemplares
Folge dem Weg der Schwalbe 2 exemplares
An Cheist Faoi Mozart 2 exemplares
Kaspar Prionsa na gCat 2 exemplares
Why the Whales Came; the Ghost of Grania O' Malley 2 exemplares
Een boek heel ver gevist : verhalen uit de hele wereld om voor te lezen of zelf te lezen met veel illustraties en met… (1990) 2 exemplares
The Classic Morpurgo Collection (six novels): Kaspar; Born to Run; The Butterfly Lion; Running Wild; Alone on a Wide,… (2013) 2 exemplares
Private Peaceful: With Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp and the Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Oberon Plays for Young… (2006) 2 exemplares
Boxed set (12 titles): The sleeping sword -- My friend Walter -- Why the whales came -- The wreck of the Zanzibar --… (2004) 2 exemplares
Der Fluch der Wale (VHS Video-Kassette) 1 exemplar
Der Schmetterlingslöwe. ( Ab 8 Jahre) 1 exemplar
Look at Me, I Need a Smile 1 exemplar
Carnival of the Animals [special edition book & audio recording] — Autor — 1 exemplar
Tá na heitleoga in airde sa spéir 1 exemplar
Manchmal brauchst du einen Engel. Mit CD 1 exemplar
Michael Morpurgo Christmas Collection 1 exemplar
The great war 1 exemplar
Gold collection : Private peaceful - The amazing story of Adolphus Tips - Butterfly lion - Toro! Toro! (2008) 1 exemplar
Stories from Mudpuddle Farm: "Mossop's Last Chance", "Albertine, Goose Queen", "Jigger's Day Off" (Jets) (1994) 1 exemplar
Michael Morpurgo - 4 book set - I Believe in Unicorns; The Mozart Question; This Morning I Met a Whale; The Kites are… (2010) 1 exemplar
MORPURGO ASCOLTA LA LUNA 1 exemplar
IL BAMBINO E IL LEONE 1 exemplar
WARHORSE: Programme 1 exemplar
Favourite Cat Stories: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, Kaspar and The Butterfly Lion (2014) 1 exemplar
Le cygne argenté 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War (2015) — Contribuidor — 107 exemplares
Flights of Fancy: Creative Inspiration from Ten Award-Winning Authors and Illustrators (2019) — Contribuidor — 34 exemplares
J'aime lire magazine. N° 386, Mars 2009 : Un cadeau exceptionnel — Autor — 1 exemplar
Contos Coragem 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Bridge, Michael Andrew (birth name)
- Data de nascimento
- 1943-10-05
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (no mapa)
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- London, England, UK
Kent, England, UK
Devon, England, UK
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK - Educação
- King's College, University of London
Mount House, Devon
The King's School, Canterbury
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst - Ocupações
- teacher
writer
poet
playwright
philanthropist - Relações
- Morpurgo, Jack (stepfather)
Cammaerts, Emile (grandfather)
Morpurgo, Clare (wife) - Organizações
- Farms for City Children (co-founder)
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Order of the British Empire ( [1999] | [2006])
Children's Laureate (2003-2005)
Chevalier Des Arts et Des Lettres (2004)
Booksellers' Association Author of the Year (2005)
Savoy Hotel (writer-in-residence | 2007)
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecturer (2012) (mostrar todos 7)
Action for Children's Arts (J. M. Barrie Award|2016)
Membros
Discussions
Books Illustrated Next Publication: War Horse em Fine Press Forum (Julho 2023)
YA war story with brothers em Name that Book (Junho 2013)
Críticas
ANIMAL STORIES por MORPURGO MICHAEL
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During and after the 2nd ww, children were evacuated from England to countries of the commonwealth namely Australia, Canada and New Zealand. This was done in order to safeguard the children and find a safe refuge for them in a loving family. Alone on a wide wide sea is a fictional story of the young life of one Arthur Hobhouse despatched on a boat to Australia and hopefully safety. Unfortunately it was not uncommon for these young people to be mistreated, beaten and used as a form of slave labour.
Arthurs story is aimed at a reading audience of 10+ and told with elegance and a certain aplong. In short it is beautifully written with many stand out moments. From the horror that was everyday life with " The Piggys"......" you're a slave they don't just take away your freedom, they take away everything else as well because they own you" The young man's journey has many unexpected moments and a beautifully orchestrated conclusion showcasing the author's love of the ocean and his utlimate belief in human nature....."Death, I discovered that day, is not frightening, because it is utterly still. And it is still because death, when it comes, is always over"....." Someties, though, the fog does clear, and you see the icebergs all around. You can hear them groaning, and grinding and you just want to sail through the field of iceberg and out the other side, or just long for the fog again".....
Highly recommended for young and old alike :)… (mais)
Arthurs story is aimed at a reading audience of 10+ and told with elegance and a certain aplong. In short it is beautifully written with many stand out moments. From the horror that was everyday life with " The Piggys"......" you're a slave they don't just take away your freedom, they take away everything else as well because they own you" The young man's journey has many unexpected moments and a beautifully orchestrated conclusion showcasing the author's love of the ocean and his utlimate belief in human nature....."Death, I discovered that day, is not frightening, because it is utterly still. And it is still because death, when it comes, is always over"....." Someties, though, the fog does clear, and you see the icebergs all around. You can hear them groaning, and grinding and you just want to sail through the field of iceberg and out the other side, or just long for the fog again".....
Highly recommended for young and old alike :)… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 259
- Also by
- 23
- Membros
- 25,961
- Popularidade
- #801
- Avaliação
- 4.2
- Críticas
- 557
- ISBN
- 1,737
- Línguas
- 26
- Marcado como favorito
- 21
