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Half a Man by Michael Morpurgo, M.B.E.
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Revered storyteller Michael Morpurgo remembers the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war. From a young age, Michael was both fascinated by and afraid of his grandfather. Grandpa's ship was torpedoed during the Second World ...Show more
Hansel and Gretel (HB) by Michael Morpurgo, M. B. E.
$25.00 NZD
Category: Children's classics
No child ever forgets the story of the witch, the breadcrumb trail and the gingerbread house in the forest. Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo takes the Brothers Grimm classic to a new level, weaving from these themes a rich fairytale tapestry of hunger and hope, cruelty and courage. With breat ...Show more
Homecoming by Michael Morpurgo
$17.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
In this tale the storyteller revisits the landscape of his memories, his boyhood in the village of Bradwell fifty years ago. The village is a stone's throw from the sea, with a gull on every chimney stack, and is peopled by quirky characters such as the three Stebbing sisters, the white moustachioed Col ...Show more
I Believe in Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
$17.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 3-4, Age 8-9
Tomas hates school, hates books and hates stories. Forced to visit the library, he stops to listen to magical tales that the Unicorn Lady spins. These tales draw him in and are about to change the course of his life for ever...Set against the backdrop of war-torn Europe, "I Believe in Unicorns" explores ...Show more
In the Mouth of the Wolf by Michael Morpurgo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything. Michael Morpurgo's wonderful storytelling and Barroux's stunning artwork combine to tell the true story of Michael's uncles against the epic backdrop of World War Two. Francis and Pieter are brothers. As shadow of one war lingers, and the ...Show more
Joan of Arc by Michael Morpurgo
$50.00 NZD
Category: World History
In 15th century France, a peasant girl faces an overwhelming task: to save her home from tyrants and restore the rightful king to the throne. To free her country Joan must leave behind everyone she has ever loved, apart from her faithful sparrow, Belami. With huge bravery and fierce determination, she f ...Show more
Kaspar by Michael Morpurgo
$17.50 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
A heart-warming novel about Kaspar the Savoy cat, from the award-winning author of Born to Run and The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips. Kaspar the cat first came to the Savoy Hotel in a basket - Johnny Trott knows, because he was the one who carried him in. Johnny was a bell-boy, you see, and he carried ...Show more
Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult
Michael Morpurgo's children's classic is now a major movie animation starring Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe. With screen play by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. From the award-winning author of War Horse. 'A dazzling adventure' - The Times 'I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember think ...Show more
Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo
$17.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
May, 9 5. Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies injured, thirsty, lost and with absolutely no memory of who she is, or how she came to be there. She can say only one word: Lusy. Where has she come from? Is she a mermaid, the victim of a German U-boat, or eve ...Show more
Little Manfred by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
$17.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
A heart-lifting, heartbreaking story by Michael Morpurgo, the second-biggest children's author in the UK. 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 ...Show more
Little Manfred by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
$25.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Reading Level: 10+
The heart-lifting, heartbreaking new story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller. 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 ...Show more
Meeting Cezanne by Michael Morpurgo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
From the author of War Horse comes a gentle, evocative story of a young city boy’s summer in 1960s rural Provence.When Yannick learns that he is to stay with his aunt Mathilde and her family in the South of France, he cannot believe his luck. He has rarely been out of Paris, and if the paintings in his ...Show more