Michael Morpurgo
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Über den Autor
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 mehr anzeigen 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) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Michael Morpurgo
Only Remembered: Powerful Words and Pictures About the War That Changed our World (2014) 18 Exemplare
Michael Morpurgo Collection Childrens 8 Books Set Boxed (King of the Cloud Forests, Escape from Shangri-La, Why the… (2012) 14 Exemplare
Oxford Reading Tree Treetops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 13: Peter and the Wolf (2016) 12 Exemplare
Beyond the Rainbow Warrior: A Collection of Stories to Celebrate 25 Years of Green Peace (1995) — Herausgeber — 11 Exemplare
Michael Morpurgo Collection 12 Books Set (Waiting for Anya, From Hereabout Hill, King of the Cloud Forests, Kensuke's… (2019) 8 Exemplare
The Birthday Duck: A classic new picture book from world-renowned author Michael Morpurgo (2021) 7 Exemplare
Michael Morpurgo Collection 12 Books Box Set (Farm boy, Born to Run, Shadow, An Elephant in the Garden, The Amazing… (2017) 5 Exemplare
Folge dem Weg der Schwalbe 2 Exemplare
An Cheist Faoi Mozart 2 Exemplare
Kaspar Prionsa na gCat 2 Exemplare
Großvater auf Probe. ( Ab 10 J.) 2 Exemplare
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 Exemplare
Private Peaceful: With Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp and the Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Oberon Plays for Young… (2006) 2 Exemplare
Boxed set (12 titles): The sleeping sword -- My friend Walter -- Why the whales came -- The wreck of the Zanzibar --… (2004) 2 Exemplare
The Classic Morpurgo Collection (six novels): Kaspar; Born to Run; The Butterfly Lion; Running Wild; Alone on a Wide,… (2013) 2 Exemplare
Der Fluch der Wale (VHS Video-Kassette) 1 Exemplar
Der Schmetterlingslöwe. ( Ab 8 Jahre) 1 Exemplar
Manchmal brauchst du einen Engel. Mit CD 1 Exemplar
Carnival of the Animals [special edition book & audio recording] — Autor — 1 Exemplar
Tá na heitleoga in airde sa spéir 1 Exemplar
Look at Me, I Need a Smile 1 Exemplar
Michael Morpurgo Christmas Collection 1 Exemplar
Gold collection : Private peaceful - The amazing story of Adolphus Tips - Butterfly lion - Toro! Toro! (2008) 1 Exemplar
The great war 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
Stories from Mudpuddle Farm: "Mossop's Last Chance", "Albertine, Goose Queen", "Jigger's Day Off" (Jets) (1994) 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
Zugehörige Werke
The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War (2015) — Mitwirkender — 107 Exemplare
Flights of Fancy: Creative Inspiration from Ten Award-Winning Authors and Illustrators (2019) — Mitwirkender — 34 Exemplare
J'aime lire magazine. N° 386, Mars 2009 : Un cadeau exceptionnel — Autor — 1 Exemplar
Contos Coragem 1 Exemplar
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Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Bridge, Michael Andrew (birth name)
- Geburtstag
- 1943-10-05
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Land (für Karte)
- UK
- Geburtsort
- St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- London, England, UK
Kent, England, UK
Devon, England, UK
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK - Ausbildung
- King's College, University of London
Mount House, Devon
The King's School, Canterbury
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst - Berufe
- teacher
writer
poet
playwright
philanthropist - Beziehungen
- Morpurgo, Jack (stepfather)
Cammaerts, Emile (grandfather)
Morpurgo, Clare (wife) - Organisationen
- Farms for City Children (co-founder)
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- 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) (Zeige alle 7)
Action for Children's Arts (J. M. Barrie Award|2016)
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Books Illustrated Next Publication: War Horse in Fine Press Forum (Juli 2023)
YA war story with brothers in Name that Book (Juni 2013)
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Five star books (1)
Garden-fiction (1)
Best Young Adult (1)
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In diesem Buch wird ein selten beschriebenes Stück Geschichte für Jugendliche erzählt, nämlich die Besatzung Frankreichs, der Widerstand und die Fluchthilfe nach Spanien. Auch sind die unterschiedlichen Rollen (Besatzer, Widerstand, Besetzte, Flüchtlinge) zwar klar verteilt, das Bild von Gut und Böse wird aber immer wieder von den sehr vielschichtig beschriebenen Figuren aufgebrochen. Kurzum ein spannendes, informatives und menschliches Buch, das auch sprachlich begeistert.… (mehr)