Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm

Name: Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Morpurgo
ISBN: 9780008408671

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Series: Farms for City Children Book

Narrator: Alison Reid

Unabridged: 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

Published: 04/28/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's Lifestyles, Children's Social Themes, School

Synopsis

Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever. Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm. Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows, and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him. From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.

About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by whatbooknext

Missing! A lamb is missing. The class has counted and recounted but the farmer is sure. One lamb has wandered off. They set off to find it, one boy straying just a little too far, just like the lamb. Bird Boy Matt hasn't been away from home before. Even though he loved picking wild berries (and eating......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

A wonderful book for children who love animals. The stories in this book teach children about some of the animals that can be found on farms and the wider countryside. I love the message of the final story and hope this encourages all children to ‘Go for it!’......more

Goodreads review by Sophie

I enjoyed this book, It has separate 3 stories, and I liked them all and couldn't pick my favourite. There are lots of pictures throughout, and I really liked the pictures of animals. The stories were quite exciting, and we enjoyed them. I read a story each night, and they were quite long to read all......more

Quotes

PRAISE FOR MICHAEL MORPURGO 'From the first sentence of a Michael Morpurgo book, you know you are in the hands of a natural storyteller’ ‘Michael Morpurgo is one of the country’s most respected authors for younger children’