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Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL (né Bridge; 5 October 1943) [1] is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982).
Kensuke's Kingdom is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman. Following a fictionalised version of Morpurgo as he is stranded on a desert island as a child, it was first published in 1999 [ 1 ] by Egmont UK .
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in Middle English alliterative verse.The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs: the beheading game and the exchange of winnings.
The Wreck Of The Zanzibar is a children's novel written by Michael Morpurgo.It was first published in Great Britain by William Heinemann Publishers in 1995. The book won the Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1995, it was shortlisted for a Carnegie Medal, and won the Children's Book Award for Long Novel in 1996.
Kensuke's Kingdom is a 2023 animated adventure film based on the children's novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo. The film debuted at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 11 June 2023. [3] The UK premiere was at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2023.
Waiting for Anya is a British children's novel written by Michael Morpurgo.It was first published in Great Britain in 1990, by William Heinemann.It is set in Lescun, in a mountainous region of southern France on the border with Spain.
Why the Whales Came is a British children's story written by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in 1985 in the United Kingdom by William Heinemann , and by Scholastic in the United States. It is set on the island of Bryher , one of the Isles of Scilly , off the coast of Cornwall , in the year 1914. [ 1 ]
Little Foxes is a children's novel written by Michael Morpurgo in 1984. It is illustrated by Gareth Floyd and was first published in the United Kingdom by Kaye & Ward ...