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St Faith's Headmaster letter of recommendation". Archived from the original on 27 August 2018 . Retrieved 2 April 2020.

Michael Morpurgo, author of over 100 books, could in many ways be described as an ‘old-fashioned’ writer. The National Theatre's War Horse: Facts And Figures". www.londontheatredirect.com. 5 August 2013 . Retrieved 5 January 2020. Child, Ben (18 June 2010). "Steven Spielberg unveils cast for War Horse adaptation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 January 2020.

BBC/OU Open2.net – The Invention of Childhood – Meet the presenter. Open2.net (21 August 2006). Retrieved 6 April 2011.

Oliveros, Oliver. "WAR HORSE Gallops into Hong Kong—The Only Asian Stop in Its First International Tour". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved 5 January 2020. In 2016, he condemned government plans to extend grammar schools as divisive and "quite deeply stupid". [89] An exciting adventure from Britains best-loved childrens author and the man behind War Horse, Michael Morpurgo.Gracie and her friend Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman and his side of the island.The Ghost of Grania O Malley is another gripping ghost story from Britain s best-loved children s author, Michael Morpurgo. Long Way Home is a heartfelt tale of an orphaned boy in search of family from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. Morpurgo and Hughes, then Poet Laureate, originated the idea of Children's Laureate role. [74] Morpurgo became the third person to fill the two-year position, from 2003 to 2005. [3] [75] Literary awards and prizes [ edit ] Shortlisted

Unlike many of today’s authors for young people, Morpurgo rarely features contemporary family issues such as divorce, inadequate parents or urban social problems. Instead, many of his books have historical and rural settings, and he uses his gift for telling enchanting stories to explore timeless values. As Professor Jean Webb points out: ‘stoicism, courage, trust... an humanitarian approach and listening to each other ... [These values] contain an ethical wisdom which transcends the immediacy of the everyday’ ( Inis, Winter 2005). Through the creation of well-rounded and believable child characters, with whom today’s child readers can easily identify, Morpurgo shows that the above values are still relevant to, and much-needed in, contemporary society. Michael Morpurgo Collection 12 Books Box Set Farm Boy Born To Run Shadow An Elephant In The Garden..

Waiting for Anya was adapted as a film of the same title released in 2020. [70] Reception and influence [ edit ] This approach to writing is paralleled in Morpurgo’s charity, ‘Farms for City Children’, which he and his wife Clare set up in the 1970s. Every year hundreds of children from inner-city schools spend time staying on the three farms and helping with the day-to-day work. Thus, in both his literary and non-literary activities, Morpurgo is concerned to help children to see beyond the confines of their everyday experience and to learn not only about the way in which the world functions, but also about their own role within it. Thus, for Morpurgo, the grandparent and the storyteller provide the next generation with an emotional and cultural link through which values, beliefs and experiences are passed on and given new life by the next generation. The individual person and the individual story are shown to be valuable, not merely for their own sake, but as part of a broader spectrum of interconnectedness. Morpurgo, Michael (2010). "An Interview with Michael Morpurgo". War Horse. Scholastic Inc. p.167. ISBN 9780545311854. The charming tales of one mischievous cat from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo. A cat's nine lives are full of adventure and excitement and none more so than Montezuma, the farmyard cat. From a young kitten to a grand old cat, he is cunning and proud while establishing his kingdom, but to Matthew, he's always loving and adorable.

The author Michael Morpurgo; Jean Webb". Michaelmorpurgo.org. 23 May 2006 . Retrieved 6 November 2012. Michael Morpurgo answers your questions". The Guardian. 2 March 2011. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 January 2020. Relationships between the old and the new feature in Morpurgo’s work in various ways. Many of his novels re-work ancient myths and folktales: for example, Arthur, High King of Britain (1994), Robin of Sherwood (1996), and The Orchard Book of Aesop’s Fables (2004). Morpurgo explains his reasons for doing this: Morpurgo, Michael et al. La Revue Des Livres Pour Enfants Number 250, December 2009: "Michael Morpurgo" pp 79–124. (in French)My First Job: Michael Morpurgo, recent Children's Laureate, recalls". The Independent. 8 December 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022 . Retrieved 5 January 2020. Newberry, Linda. "Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo," The Guardian (UK). 7 November 2009, 17 April 2011.