Barrington Stoke 4u2read: Fox Friend Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author) (UK edition)

A powerful quick read by master storyteller Michael Morpurgo. Get to the good bits faster. Clare has lived her whole life on a farm, but she’s never seen a fox… until she finds a tiny injured cub. She wants to nurse him back to health. But her dad thinks foxes are vermin. How will she keep the fox cub safe? This short book is great for any kid, but it has extra help for kids who find reading tough. Tell all your friends (especially the dyslexic ones) about it!

A moving quick read by top author Michael Morpurgo

Great story with built-in support for dyslexic readers

Clear fonts on cream paper, plus lots of illustrations

From an acclaimed series of dyslexia-friendly books

Reading age: 7. Interest age: 8-12.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781781121948

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Date published

November 1st, 2012

Lexile measure

430L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 3.0; Middle years; 1.0 points

Condition

New

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.”