Animal Tales Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author)

Three animal stories from a master. In Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey we meet Jo-Jo, who works hard selling melons on the streets of Venice each day. Jo-Jo doesn’t like the hard work and boredom of a donkey’s life. But one dark night, he gets the chance to be a hero and save the city from the sea! In Conker, Nick goes looking for conkers in Jubilee Park, and finds a half-starved dog instead. Nick calls the dog Conker – but will he be able to save him? And in Colly’s Barn, Annie’s father wants to demolish the old barn and build a new one. But what will happen to all the birds that nest there? Read this book and find out!

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781405237352

Lexile measure

AD730L

Other details

144 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

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Michael Morpurgo Activity Pack (3 pages)

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What kids think

TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
on 8 March 2013

I LOVE HIS BOOKS SO MUCH
elsdon
on 3 March 2011

i like animal stories. these are good ones
Hubert
on 8 March 2010

i love michle mopergo

5out of 5
jas53
on 6 November 2009

I love michael morpurgo and i love animals so: fav author+ fav an animal book=an animal book writen by my fav author! This book is going to be the best.

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Animal Tales Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author)