We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. A son and grandson of actors, Michael has acting in his blood and enjoys collaborating and performing live adaptations of his books at festivals, concerts and theatres.

This is a very imaginative and very stimulating and enjoyable book, both the plot and the descriptions and teaches tolerance for other races, people and animals and the unknown. A young boy escapes from China after the Japanese invasion and starts on a journey thru Tibet, Nepal and India to England.Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Snowman by Michael Morpurgo, inspired by the original story by Ransom Riggs, read by Richard Armitage. this was so well written that for a second i genuinely thought it was realistic that a man could get lost and some monkey species would take care of him, name them his king and he would learn their language. It is a deceptively simple story but written with such style that at times it becomes breathtaking to read. Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies - injured, thirsty, lost. The author has successfully churned a wonderful story out of something simple and humble like a barn.

He is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. It’s a gem of a book and one that like Escape from Shangri-La will appeal equally to someone of 10 or 110. When the Japanese invade his adopted country he must flee with his Uncle Sung across the Himalayas into India. With nothing but the shirt on his back and a bottle of water, Will must learn to survive deep in the jungle. Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. In the tradition of Goodnight Mr Tom, Carrie's War, and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, King of the Cloud Forests is a novel that takes children to the heart of a tumultuous period in history. First edition first impression in fine condition, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, jacket in removable protective sleeve, please see pics, any questions please get in touch. Author of Private Peaceful and Friend or Foe, Michael Morpurgo again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master storyteller with another of his beautifully crafted war stories. Set against the backdrop of war-torn Europe, I Believe in Unicorns explores the power of stories to transform lives.

Is she a mermaid, the victim of a German U-boat, or even – as some islanders suggest – a German spy…? By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Then trapped alone in a howling blizzard he is taken by a tribe of high mountain creatures, perhaps yetis, but not quite human and comes to be treated as the re-embodiment of their almost supernatural, white-skinned god-cum-ruler of years earlier.He has won numerous awards including those voted for by children themselves, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Children’s Book Award. Full of vivid detail and engrossing atmosphere, leading to a dramatic and moving conclusion, Private Peaceful is both a compelling love story and a deep. When battling the hostile environments of the mountains, and finding himself alone in an unfamiliar world, Ashley’s courage is put to the test. A boy, fleeing for his life when the Japanese invade China, forms a relationship with the mythical Tibetan Yetis and miraculously survives winter in the Himalayas.

This book is wonderful for all ages, due to its encompassing nature of history, culture, humour and supernatural elements all tied up in a beautiful tale of finding oneself.Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. CONDITION: Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus jacket; no names or other marks, straight, clean, in nice clipped jacket, both book and jacket bumped at bottom spine. A true first edition, first printing (first impression) with 'First Published 1987' to the copyright page to indicate a true first print in a fine Dust Jacket. Michael's books have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Bulgarian and Hungarian, Hebrew and Japanese.