Michael Morpurgo War Pack x 5 Award-winning author Pack by Michael Morpurgo (author) (UK edition)

The many sides of war: from then to now, from the bloody battlefields to the kids left at home. Explore the legacy of conflict in these powerful reads by a king of storytellers. A pilot’s son haunted by the long shadows of the Second World War. A traumatised boy fleeing the war in Afghanistan. A brave horse on the First World War frontline. Including major classics such as Private Peaceful and War Horse, these books will open your eyes to war: all its horror, drama and fallout.

Incredible war-themed fiction by a legendary writer

Books that explore the reality and the legacy of war

Explores both World Wars and the war in Afghanistan

Michael Morpurgo OBE is a former Children’s Laureate

Product Details

Format

Paperback

Date published

August 3rd, 2017

Condition

New

UK edition

In this pack

A Medal for Leroy

Award-winning author
Farm Boy

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(7)
Private Peaceful

Award-winning
Shadow

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(1)
War Horse

This item has 4 stars of a maximum 5
(20)

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.”