November
Animal Tales
Three animal stories from a master. In Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey we meet Jo-Jo, who works hard selling melons on the streets of Venice each day. Jo-Jo doesn’t like the hard work and boredom of a donkey’s life. But one dark night, he gets the chance to be a hero and save the city from the sea! In Conker, Nick goes looking for conkers in Jubilee Park, and finds a half-starved dog instead. Nick calls the dog Conker – but will he be able to save him? In Colly’s Barn, Annie’s father wants to demolish the old barn and build a new one. But what will happen to all the birds that nest there?
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Michael Morpurgo
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.” Today, Michael has written over 100 books for children, and has won a multitude of awards as well as serving as Children’s Laureate from 2003-2005.
Awards
Michael has won The Whitbread Prize For Wreck of the Zanzibar, the Smarties prize for The Butterfly Lion and the Children's Book Award for Kensuke's Kingdom and Private Peaceful.
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