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.
Toto. The Dog - Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz
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- Date de parution07/09/2017
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Résumé
From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated in stunning colour by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart).
(This ebook is optimised for Kindle tablets and the Kindle App.
It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase if in doubt.) "I was there, " Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. "Dorothy and me were both there."We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting. Then Papa Toto began. When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house - only to be plucked into the air and whisked away! Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is. But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home - after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But what they find might surprise them.
And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an unforgettable telling of a classic story.
It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase if in doubt.) "I was there, " Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. "Dorothy and me were both there."We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting. Then Papa Toto began. When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house - only to be plucked into the air and whisked away! Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is. But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home - after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But what they find might surprise them.
And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an unforgettable telling of a classic story.
From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated in stunning colour by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart).
(This ebook is optimised for Kindle tablets and the Kindle App.
It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase if in doubt.) "I was there, " Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. "Dorothy and me were both there."We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting. Then Papa Toto began. When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house - only to be plucked into the air and whisked away! Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is. But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home - after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But what they find might surprise them.
And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an unforgettable telling of a classic story.
It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase if in doubt.) "I was there, " Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. "Dorothy and me were both there."We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting. Then Papa Toto began. When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house - only to be plucked into the air and whisked away! Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is. But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home - after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But what they find might surprise them.
And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an unforgettable telling of a classic story.














