<p> <strong>Praise for Michael Morpurgo:</strong> </p> <p>“Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.” Guardian</p> <p>“Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects.” Daily Telegraph</p> <p>“There are few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” Daily Express</p> <p>“Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skillful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrative” Elizabeth Reilly, British Council</p> <p>“The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.” Guardian</p>

A gripping ghost story from Britain’s best-loved children's storyteller, full of friendship, adventure and a pirate queen. 'You’re not . . . you’re not Grania O’Malley, are you?' 'Who else would I be?' she said. Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to save the Big Hill but what can they do? A plan is needed, and fast. Could the ghost of Grania O'Malley, the pirate queen, be the answer? You don't know what you can do until you try. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal four times.
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A gripping ghost story from Britain’s best-loved children's storyteller, full of friendship, adventure and a pirate queen.
Praise for Michael Morpurgo: “Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.” Guardian “Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects.” Daily Telegraph “There are few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” Daily Express “Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skillful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrative” Elizabeth Reilly, British Council “The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.” Guardian
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the gripping children’s story full of friendship, adventure and pirate queen ghosts
the gripping children’s story full of friendship, adventure and pirate queen ghosts • A stunning and collectable new cover look for this best loved author’s classic backlist across all Farshore and HCCB titles for the very first time • 2023 is Michael Morpurgo’s 80th Birthday year and we are carrying out a year long campaign celebrating his legacy • Michael is beloved by readers across the generations and had an engaged audience across social media (46K followers), his website and newsletter database (6.5K subscribers) • Huge teacher campaign across the refreshed backlist, collaborating closely with Farshore Competition: Goodnight Mr Tom;When the Sky Falls;Code Name Bananas;Letters from the Lighthouse;The Lost Whale;Private Peaceful;Butterfly Lion;Kensuke’s Kingdom;Skylark’s War;Horrible Histories. Phil Earle;Hannah Gold;Emma Carroll;Hilary McKay;Michelle Magorian;Judith Kerr;David Walliams;Terry Dreary
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008640866
Publisert
2024-07-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Farshore
Vekt
160 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter

Biographical note

Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.

He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.