Michael Morpurgo est né en 1943, à St-Albans, près de Londres. Il a suivi un itinéraire peu banal : Enfant, il n'aimait pas lire, sauf quelques bandes dessinées, et travaillait très mal à l'école. Il est entré à la "Sandhurst Military Academy" à dix-huit ans, puis a abandonné l'armée pour enseigner l'anglais, à Londres. Professeur, il invente sans cesse des histoires qu'il raconte à ses élèves car il a l'impression que les livres qu'il leur lit les ennuient. Chaque jour, ceux-ci écoutent comme un feuilleton la suite de l'histoire. Encouragé par la directrice de l'établissement, Michael propose ses textes aux éditeurs. En 1978, lui et sa femme, Clare, ouvrent une ferme dans le Devon pour accueillir des enfants de quartiers urbains défavorisés et leur faire découvrir la campagne et les animaux. C'est la publication de son premier livre, "Cheval de guerre", en 1982, qui lance véritablement la carrière d'écrivain de Michael Morpurgo. Il se consacre alors à l'écriture et aux enfants en difficulté. Il est aujourd'hui l'auteur de près d'une centaine de livres, traduits dans le monde entier et couronnés par de nombreux prix littéraires.Dans son dernier roman, "Loin de la ville en flammes", dont l'action se déroule pendant la deuxième Guerre mondiale, Michael Morpurgo, nous livre un récit de la guerre inhabituel, du côté des vaincus. Michael et Clare dirigent aujourd'hui trois fermes au Royaume-Uni où ils reçoivent chaque année plus de 3000 enfants. Ils ont été décorés par la reine de l'ordre du "British Empire", en reconnaissance de leurs actions destinées à l'enfance et Michael est devenu officier du même ordre en 2006 pour services rendus à la litterature. Ardent défenseur de la littérature pour la jeunesse, cet immense conteur est aujourd'hui considéré comme un auteur incontournable. Père de trois enfants, il a sept petits-enfants.
Morpurgo War Stories (six novels): Private Peaceful; Little Manfred; The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips; Toro! Toro!; Shadow; An Elephant in the Garden
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- Nombre de pages1057
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- ISBN978-0-00-753088-5
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- Date de parution07/11/2013
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- ÉditeurHarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Résumé
Six best-loved novels on the theme of war by the nation's favourite storyteller and award-winning author of 'War Horse', brought together in this ebook collection.
A perfect introduction to Michael Morpurgo's enthralling stories for new readers and a classic collection for fans.
'Private Peaceful':Thomas Peaceful and his brother Charlie are on the battlefields of the First World War, trying to keep hope alive in the horror of the trenches through memories of their childhood.
'Little Manfred':In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended.
This is the story of how it got there. 'The Amazing Story of Adophus Tips':In 1943, Lily Treganza was living in a sleepy seaside village, scarcely touched by the war. But all that was soon to change. 'Toro! Toro!':Antonito is a young boy growing up in Southern Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf, Paco, and they become firm friends. But later on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, Antonito learns of the horrors of the bull fight and Paco's fate, and so frees the black bull and rides with him into the hills. 'Shadow':Aman and his mother live in war-torn Afghanistan.
When a Western dog appears at the mouth of their cave, it soon becomes Aman's constant companion, his shadow as he calls her. But life is becoming increasingly dangerous for Aman and his family. 'An Elephant in the Garden':It is Dresden in 1945 and Karli and Elizabeth's mother works at the zoo. When the bombs begin to fall, they cannot bear to leave behind beloved elephant, Marlene.
This is the story of how it got there. 'The Amazing Story of Adophus Tips':In 1943, Lily Treganza was living in a sleepy seaside village, scarcely touched by the war. But all that was soon to change. 'Toro! Toro!':Antonito is a young boy growing up in Southern Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf, Paco, and they become firm friends. But later on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, Antonito learns of the horrors of the bull fight and Paco's fate, and so frees the black bull and rides with him into the hills. 'Shadow':Aman and his mother live in war-torn Afghanistan.
When a Western dog appears at the mouth of their cave, it soon becomes Aman's constant companion, his shadow as he calls her. But life is becoming increasingly dangerous for Aman and his family. 'An Elephant in the Garden':It is Dresden in 1945 and Karli and Elizabeth's mother works at the zoo. When the bombs begin to fall, they cannot bear to leave behind beloved elephant, Marlene.
Six best-loved novels on the theme of war by the nation's favourite storyteller and award-winning author of 'War Horse', brought together in this ebook collection.
A perfect introduction to Michael Morpurgo's enthralling stories for new readers and a classic collection for fans.
'Private Peaceful':Thomas Peaceful and his brother Charlie are on the battlefields of the First World War, trying to keep hope alive in the horror of the trenches through memories of their childhood.
'Little Manfred':In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended.
This is the story of how it got there. 'The Amazing Story of Adophus Tips':In 1943, Lily Treganza was living in a sleepy seaside village, scarcely touched by the war. But all that was soon to change. 'Toro! Toro!':Antonito is a young boy growing up in Southern Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf, Paco, and they become firm friends. But later on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, Antonito learns of the horrors of the bull fight and Paco's fate, and so frees the black bull and rides with him into the hills. 'Shadow':Aman and his mother live in war-torn Afghanistan.
When a Western dog appears at the mouth of their cave, it soon becomes Aman's constant companion, his shadow as he calls her. But life is becoming increasingly dangerous for Aman and his family. 'An Elephant in the Garden':It is Dresden in 1945 and Karli and Elizabeth's mother works at the zoo. When the bombs begin to fall, they cannot bear to leave behind beloved elephant, Marlene.
This is the story of how it got there. 'The Amazing Story of Adophus Tips':In 1943, Lily Treganza was living in a sleepy seaside village, scarcely touched by the war. But all that was soon to change. 'Toro! Toro!':Antonito is a young boy growing up in Southern Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf, Paco, and they become firm friends. But later on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, Antonito learns of the horrors of the bull fight and Paco's fate, and so frees the black bull and rides with him into the hills. 'Shadow':Aman and his mother live in war-torn Afghanistan.
When a Western dog appears at the mouth of their cave, it soon becomes Aman's constant companion, his shadow as he calls her. But life is becoming increasingly dangerous for Aman and his family. 'An Elephant in the Garden':It is Dresden in 1945 and Karli and Elizabeth's mother works at the zoo. When the bombs begin to fall, they cannot bear to leave behind beloved elephant, Marlene.
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