Listen to the Moon

Listen to the Moon
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 125007861X

Alfie lives off the coast of England. Merry lives in New York City. Until Merry and her mother set sail on the Lusitania for England, where Merry's father is recuperating from a war injury. People told them not to go, hearing rumors that the Lusitania might be carrying munitions. But they are desperate to be reunited with Merry's father. Alfie and his father find a lost girl in an abandoned house on a small island. The girl doesn't speak, except to say what sounds like "Lucy." Alfie's mother nurses her back to health. The others in the village suspect the unthinkable: Lucy is actually German-an enemy-because she's found with a blanket with a German tag. Told from Alfie and Merry's points of view, this exquisite novel tells of friends, enemies, and unexpected kindnesses.

An Elephant in the Garden

An Elephant in the Garden
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2014-10-15
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1783196734

An Elephant in the Garden is Simon Reade’s new adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling children’s novel. 1945. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother – and an elephant from the zoo, flee the Allied fire-bombing in the end-game of the Second World War. Escaping the Allies’ advance from the West – and also the advancing Russian armies from the East – this extraordinary trio of refugees meet: a downed RAF officer, cowering in a barn; a homeless school choir on the run and their Countess saviour, harbouring them from the Nazis; and the mechanised American cavalry, appearing over the horizon. It is Lizzie’s story – but Marlene, the elephant, is the heroine. Plodding, obdurate, opportunistic, loadbearing, indestructible, cheering – Marlene embodies the stubbornness of the human will and how it will do everything to survive.

Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545300134

A young boy is stranded on a small island with a mysterious man who shows him how to survive in this adventure story by the acclaimed author of War Horse. When Michael’s father loses his job, he buys a boat and convinces Michael and his mother to sail around the world. It’s an ideal trip—even Michael’s sheepdog can come along. It starts out as the perfect family adventure—until Michael is swept overboard. He’s washed up on an island, where he struggles to survive. Then he discovers that he’s not alone. His fellow-castaway, Kensuke, is wary of him. But when Michael’s life is threatened, Kensuke slowly lets the boy into his world. The two develop a close understanding in this remote place, but the question of rescue continues to divide them. Praise for Kensuke’s Kingdom “[A] poignant adventure story . . . This well-crafted story has all the thrills and intrigues of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet . . . and Theodore Taylor’s The Cay . . . and it will resonate with the same audience.” —School Library Journal “Highly readable.” —Booklist

The Mozart Question

The Mozart Question
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2015-11
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781406366396

A young journalist goes to Venice, Italy, to interview a famous violinist, who tells the story of his parents' incarceration by the Nazis, and explains why they can no longer listen to the music of Mozart.

The Butterfly Lion

The Butterfly Lion
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-11-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0008496021

Celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the stunning, classic story of an unforgettable friendship with a glorious colour gift edition, fully illustrated by Christian Birmingham.

When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s War

When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s War
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0008352208

This first new novel in two years from the Nation’s Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue – an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two...

Boy Giant

Boy Giant
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2025-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780008638702

A stunning story of hope, humanity, friendship and high-seas adventure, inspired by Gulliver's Travels 'A sparkling adventure . . . deeply vital for our times' LoveReading4Kids Having fled war-torn Afghanistan in a boat now sure to sink, refugee Omar prepares to be lost to the waves. But then he wakes up, on a beach, surrounded by people each no bigger than his baby finger. As it turns out, these little people need saving just as much as he does. Can this giant bring peace? And will he ever find his way back to his mum?

Flamingo Boy

Flamingo Boy
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Autistic children
ISBN: 9780008134655

A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION This is a landmark new novel from the nation's favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young autistic boy lives on his parents' farm among the salt flats, and the flamingos that live there. There are lots of things he doesn't understand: but he does know how to heal animals. He loves routine, and music too: and every week he goes to market with his mother, to ride his special horse on the town carousel. But then the Germans come, with their guns, and take the town. A soldier shoots a flamingo from the sky, and it falls to earth terribly injured. And even worse is to come: the carousel is damaged, the horses broken. For this vulnerable boy, everything is falling apart. Only there's a kind sergeant among the Germans - a man with a young boy of his own at home, a man who trained as a carpenter. Between them, perhaps boy and man can mend what has been broken - and maybe even the whole town...

Where My Wellies Take Me

Where My Wellies Take Me
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-10
Genre: Children's poetry, English
ISBN: 9781783700561

Pippa loves staying with her Aunty Peggy. She loves going for walks - long, wandering walks where her wellies take her. Follow Pippa into the beautiful countryside as her day unfolds, and the wildlife, animals and people she encounters are complemented by poems from some of our greatest authors, personally chosen by Clare and Michael Morpurgo.