A gripping and heartfelt war story from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. Turned away by his own son, Cessie’s long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most – a nursing home called Shangri-La. Only Cessie loves him and is determined to help him escape and unravel the truth of his past. A past that comes to him only in glimpses – a lifeboat, a tin of condensed milk, a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II … Former Children’s Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with this tale of strife and loss in World War II.
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A gripping and heartfelt war story from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo.
. . . a great read and one that will have tears rolling down your cheeks
• Stunning, collectable new cover look for this best-loved author’s classic backlist, reissued in three sets in March, May and July 2017.• July reissue titles also include War Horse (lifetime UK sales 629K) and The Ghost of Grania O’Malley (lifetime UK sales 32K)• Lifetime sales of over 20,000 copies.• A characteristically poignant story of war, survival and hope, from a master storyteller.• New cover look by David Dean, illustrator of Lauren St John’s award-winning Laura Marlin and White Giraffe series.• Former Children’s Laureate, OBE and multi-award-winner, Michael is truly a national treasure. Competition: the;war horse;snow foal;voyage of the sparrowhawk;when the sky falls;grandpa’s great escape;way to impossible island;. hilary mckay;natasha farrant;phil earle;jacqueline wilson;emma carroll;sophie kirtley;david walliams
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781405226707
Publisert
2012-03-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Farshore
Vekt
190 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

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Biographical note

Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.

He has 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.