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Flamingo Boy New Award-winning author

by Michael Morpurgo (author)

Format: Paperback
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Product description

A stunning war story from a king of writers. Being autistic is tough in peacetime. What about in a war…? Maybe you think flamingos only live in exotic places. Actually, they also live in the salty swamps of the Camargue in France. The boy in this story has loved them since he was tiny – along with routine, and music, and riding the town carousel. But now war has come, and it’s all falling apart. The flamingos are being shot – falling broken to the ground. The town is overrun by Nazi soldiers. Even the precious carousel horses have been smashed. How will this kid cope with it all?

A moving, uplifting story of hope in a time of horror

Explores autism in a Second World War historical story

Celebrates the power of friendship against all odds

Perfect for fans of War Horse and Private Peaceful

Product Details

Catalogue number

6433 in Books and Resources for Schools 2021

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780008134655

Publisher

HarperCollins Children's Books

Date published

September 6th, 2018

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.8; Middle years; 9.0 points

Other details

288 pages

Condition

New

Available in these packs

11books
World War II Topic Pack
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Offer price: €88.59

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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.”