Farm Boy, Michael Morpurgo
Farm Boy, Michael Morpurgo
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Farm Boy

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Derek Jacobi

Unabridged: 1 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/04/2010

Synopsis

Read by Derek Jacobi and Michael Morpurgo Set on a farm in rural Devon, this is a collection of Grandpa’s reminiscences and stories as told to his grandson. Grandpa’s nature and his touching relationship with the boy is evoked superbly by Michael Morpurgo’s writing. This two-voice read brings the characters to life as the story of Grandpa’s ‘shame’ (the fact that he cannot read and write) unfolds. Derek Jacobi is sensitive and compelling in the role of Grandpa, inspiring a true sense of achievement and triumph as he finally tells his own story in his own words.

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 kwesi 章英狮

Farm Boy is the second installment to Michael Morpurgo's War Horse Series. Although this book is short and recommended to much younger readers of the first book, War Horse, the book has this imprint of Morpurgo's writing style even you turn the pages upside down. The usage of thorough old country mo......more

Goodreads review by Sophie

As the follow-up to War Horse, my expectations were very high. However, they were shattered with this book, full of beautiful illustrations, clear text, and a memorable story. This is one of those books, that you can read over and over again, and still get your heart warmed. One of the best books ev......more

Goodreads review by Amber

"One evening, after he’d read a piece about yet another savagery in Bosnia, I saw there were tears in his eyes. ‘Don’t it ever stop?’ he said. ‘I can mind Father telling me that there’d be no more wars, not after his one. It shames me. It shames all of us. What’s the good in reading, if that’s all t......more

Quotes

‘Here is a very important book, combining the very best of storytelling and illustration.’JUNIOR EDUCATION ‘If there are such things as contemporary classics, then this, surely is one of them.’Daily Mail Praise for SHADOW:“As ever, Morpurgo's warmth and humanity suffuse a story of courage, love and hope.” – Amanda Craig, The Times “passionate and touching” – Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading Praise for AN ELEPHANT IN THE GARDEN:"This is a handsome, very pickupable book. Brightly and informatively jacketed, its text punctuated by lovely, fluid ink and wash illustrations by Michael Foreman, it deserves a prominent place on school library bookshelves and, if there is any justice in the world, in bookshops."Guardian "A thrilling and moving new novel about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war, for anyone who loved The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips or The Butterfly Lion!" Waterstones "For readers aged eight and over, this captivating novel offers an insight into how Hitler came to power, refracted through the gaze of the young narrator."Telegraph "Following the stage success of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo returns with another gem in his animals in war series, An Elephant in the Garden."Telegraph

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