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A Medal for Leroy by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E
17.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army. A novel about families, identity and loss by bestselling award-winning author of WAR HORSE. Michael doesn't remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French mother, heartbroken and passionate, doesn' ...Show more
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
45.00 NZD
Category: Middle CDs
How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming new novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye, ...Show more
Beauty and the Beast by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
17.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
A captivating retelling of the nation's favourite fairy tale, from the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. After encountering a fearsome beast at a mysterious palace, down-on-his-luck merchant Marco is forced to make a promise in exchange for his life: he must persuade one of his three dau ...Show more
Billy the Kid by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
16.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke out...Billy the Kid is told through the voice of an 80 year old man, who looks back on his life as Chelsea's champion striker until the outbreak of war in 1939 and on through his subsequent life. Billy join ...Show more
Cockadoodle-Doo, Mr Sultana! by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
13.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
A rich and greedy sultan meets his match in a VERY cheeky little red rooster...Hilariously wacky tale by bestselling author of War Horse. The rich and greedy sultan loves his jewels more than anything, so when he loses a diamond button he is furious! Especially as a naughty little red rooster seems dete ...Show more
Escape from Shangri-La by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
A gripping and heartfelt war story from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. Turned away by his own son, Cessie’s long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most a nursing home called Shangri-La. Only Cessie loves him and is determined to help him escape and unrave ...Show more
Gentle Giant by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A powerful folktale about a lonely giant who lives by a beautiful lake. When he saves a girl from drowning, the giant finds the love and courage to save the lake from destruction. On a small island way out in the middle of a silver lake there once lived a sad young man. He was sad because he had grown u ...Show more
Little Manfred by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
17.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
A heart-lifting, heartbreaking story by Michael Morpurgo, the second-biggest children's author in the UK. In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended. This is the story of how it ...Show more
Mr Skip by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
15.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
Believing in magic makes dreams come true...Jackie dreams of having a horse of her own, one that'll be the fastest on the estate, the fastest in all Ireland and the fastest in the world. Mum dreams of a little cottage in the country for her and Jackie to live in. What they get is a garden gnome that Jac ...Show more
Out of the Ashes by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
This story is not a story at all. It all happened. On New Year's Day Becky Morley begins to write her diary. By March, her world has changed for ever. Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out on a pig farm hundreds of miles from the Morleys' Devon home, but soon the nightmare is a few fields away. Local sheep ...Show more
Running Wild CD by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
30.00 NZD
Category: Middle CDs
An epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from the bestselling author of Kaspar and Born to Run. When 10-year-old Will's father dies in the Iraq war, his mother surprises him with a trip to Indonesia. But little could she have known what awaited them both there. The first Will knows that anything is ...Show more
Singing for Mrs Pettigrew: A Story-Maker's Journey by Michael Morpurgo, O.B.E.
22.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories/Plays
This work offers an invaluable insight into storytelling from one of today's greatest writers.