Michael Morpurgo
Autore di War Horse
Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
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Opere di Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo Collection Childrens 8 Books Set Boxed (King of the Cloud Forests, Escape from Shangri-La, Why the… (2012) 14 copie
Beyond the Rainbow Warrior: A Collection of Stories to Celebrate 25 Years of Green Peace (1995) — A cura di — 11 copie
Michael Morpurgo Collection 12 Books Set (Waiting for Anya, From Hereabout Hill, King of the Cloud Forests, Kensuke's… (2019) 8 copie
The Birthday Duck: A classic new picture book from world-renowned author Michael Morpurgo (2021) 7 copie
Michael Morpurgo Collection 12 Books Box Set (Farm boy, Born to Run, Shadow, An Elephant in the Garden, The Amazing… (2017) 5 copie
Großvater auf Probe. ( Ab 10 J.) 2 copie
Folge dem Weg der Schwalbe 2 copie
The Classic Morpurgo Collection (six novels): Kaspar; Born to Run; The Butterfly Lion; Running Wild; Alone on a Wide,… (2013) 2 copie
Private Peaceful: With Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp and the Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Oberon Plays for Young… (2006) 2 copie
Boxed set (12 titles): The sleeping sword -- My friend Walter -- Why the whales came -- The wreck of the Zanzibar --… (2004) 2 copie
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 copie
Carnival of the Animals [special edition book & audio recording] — Autore — 1 copia
Michael Morpurgo - 4 book set - I Believe in Unicorns; The Mozart Question; This Morning I Met a Whale; The Kites are… (2010) 1 copia
Gold collection : Private peaceful - The amazing story of Adolphus Tips - Butterfly lion - Toro! Toro! (2008) 1 copia
Le cygne argenté 1 copia
Stories from Mudpuddle Farm: "Mossop's Last Chance", "Albertine, Goose Queen", "Jigger's Day Off" (Jets) (1994) 1 copia
MORPURGO ASCOLTA LA LUNA 1 copia
The great war 1 copia
IL BAMBINO E IL LEONE 1 copia
WARHORSE: Programme 1 copia
Favourite Cat Stories: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, Kaspar and The Butterfly Lion (2014) 1 copia
Look at Me, I Need a Smile 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War (2015) — Collaboratore — 107 copie
Flights of Fancy: Creative Inspiration from Ten Award-Winning Authors and Illustrators (2019) — Collaboratore — 34 copie
J'aime lire magazine. N° 386, Mars 2009 : Un cadeau exceptionnel — Autore — 1 copia
Contos Coragem 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Bridge, Michael Andrew (birth name)
- Data di nascita
- 1943-10-05
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- London, England, UK
Kent, England, UK
Devon, England, UK
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK - Istruzione
- King's College, University of London
Mount House, Devon
The King's School, Canterbury
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst - Attività lavorative
- teacher
writer
poet
playwright
philanthropist - Relazioni
- Morpurgo, Jack (stepfather)
Cammaerts, Emile (grandfather)
Morpurgo, Clare (wife) - Organizzazioni
- Farms for City Children (co-founder)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- 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) (mostra tutto 7)
Action for Children's Arts (J. M. Barrie Award|2016)
Utenti
Discussioni
Books Illustrated Next Publication: War Horse in Fine Press Forum (Luglio 2023)
YA war story with brothers in Name that Book (Giugno 2013)
Recensioni
Liste
THE WAR ROOM (2)
Five star books (1)
Garden-fiction (1)
Best Young Adult (1)
Cats in Fiction (3)
Books Read (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 257
- Opere correlate
- 23
- Utenti
- 25,949
- Popolarità
- #801
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 557
- ISBN
- 1,737
- Lingue
- 26
- Preferito da
- 21