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Michael Morpurgo

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born
October 05, 1943 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, The United Kingdom

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Children's Books, Poetry


About this author

Michael Morpurgo is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, he was evacuated to Cumberland during the last years of the war, then returned to London, moving later to Essex. After a brief and unsuccessful spell in the army, he took up teaching and started to write. He left teaching after ten years in order to set up 'Farms for City Children' with his wife. They have three farms in Devon, Wales and Gloucestershire, open to inner city school children who come to stay and work with the animals. In 1999 this work was publicly recognised when he and his wife were awarded an MBE for services to youth. He is...more


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Books by Michael Morpurgo

Average rating: 4.00 · 18,864 ratings · 3,145 reviews · 129 distinct works
War Horse (War Horse, #1)
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 7,018 ratings — published 1982 — 43 editions
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Private Peaceful
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 2,152 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions
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Kensuke's Kingdom
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,479 ratings — published 1999 — 23 editions
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The Butterfly Lion
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 860 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions
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The Amazing Story Of Adolph...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions
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Alone On A Wide Wide Sea
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions
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Born To Run
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions
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Why The Whales Came
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions
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The Mozart Question
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions
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An Elephant in the Garden
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions
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Series by Michael Morpurgo

War Horse Farm Boy
War Horse (2 books)
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4.046800782341436 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 7,158 ratings
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Six Animal Adventures Alien Invasion! Martians at Mudpuddle Farm Mossop's Last Chance Albertine, Goose Queen Jigger's Day Off
Mudpuddle Farm (7 books)
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3.1176470588235294 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 34 ratings

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Quotes by Michael Morpurgo

“stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions”
― Michael Morpurgo, I Believe in Unicorns
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“It's what I'll be singing in the morning. It won't be God Save the Ruddy King or All Things bleeding Bright and Beautiful. It'll be Orange and Lemons for Big Joe, for all of us.”
― Michael Morpurgo
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“We're much alike, bee, you and me," I said. "You may carry your pack underneath you and your rifle may stick out of your bottom. But you and me, bee, are much alike.”
― Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
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