Running Wild Award-winning by Michael Morpurgo (author) (UK edition)

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

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1. diamondforever786
   on 19 February 2015

   Makes me feel Wild!

   5 out of 5

2. TommieGirl1906
   on 27 February 2014

   This book was amazing to read. When I got home from buying it, I read for the longest period of time that I have ever read for!

   5 out of 5

3. Smelly33
   on 16 July 2013

   Really sad at the start but i really love the book.

   5 out of 5

4. Nashdasher
   on 9 March 2013

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5. ellie-melay27
   on 5 March 2013

   this book is purely amazing. i have read it over and over again and i can never seem to put it down. i love this book!

6. evil-penguin
   on 4 March 2013

   I think tjis book is absolutely excellent, as it is adventorous, exciting, sometimes sad and of course at the end happy. This book is mainly about an elephant who are working together to survive in the midths of the tropical rainforest. I would give this book 3 and a half out of 5!

7. imi264
   on 15 July 2012

   Even though this book took me a while to read I thoroughly enjoyed it! The best thing about it was that I didn’t know what to expect next!

   5 out of 5

8. dashernasher
   on 4 March 2012

   This is lovely heart breaking book. I love it.

9. hamy1710
   on 3 March 2012

   very moving

10. mb122
    on 18 January 2012

    So far it’s really good!!

11. liam80
    on 19 July 2011

    This is a really great book, but sad in some ways but i enjoyed it so i hope you enjoy it to thank you !!!