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Michael Morpurgo

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

gender
male

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genre
Children's Books, Poetry


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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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Michael Morpurgo's Books

Average rating: 4.01 · 39,250 ratings · 5,166 reviews · 168 distinct works · Similar authors
War Horse (War Horse, #1)
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 12,953 ratings — published 1982 — 50 editions
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Private Peaceful
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 4,868 ratings — published 2003 — 23 editions
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Kensuke's Kingdom
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3,088 ratings — published 1999 — 24 editions
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The Butterfly Lion
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,925 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions
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Alone On A Wide Wide Sea
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 1,136 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions
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Born To Run
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 1,079 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions
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An Elephant in the Garden
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 891 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
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Why The Whales Came
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 828 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions
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Shadow
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions
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Series by Michael Morpurgo

War Horse Farm Boy
War Horse (2 books)
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Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Six Animal Adventures Alien Invasion! Martians at Mudpuddle Farm Mossop's Last Chance Albertine, Goose Queen Jigger's Day Off
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“I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less.”
― Michael Morpurgo, War Horse
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“stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions”
― Michael Morpurgo, I Believe in Unicorns
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“Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.”
― Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
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