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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
Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: War Horse
"There was an old green Fordson tractor in the back of Grandpa's barn, always covered in cornsacks. When I was very little, I used to go in there, pull off the cornsacks, climb up and drive it all over the farm" An old farmer tells his grandson about life on a Devon farm between the wars. It is a po ...Show more
Flamingo Boy by Michael Morpurgo
17.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo 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 ...Show more
Flights of Fancy Anthology by Quentin Blake, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo
19.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
Quentin Blake – Anne Fine – Michael Morpurgo – Jacqueline Wilson – Michael Rosen – Anthony Browne – Julia Donaldson – Malorie Blackman – Chris Riddell – Lauren ChildThe exceptional talents behind some of the nation's best-loved books – from The Gruffalo to The BFG, We're Going on a Bear Hunt to the Char ...Show more
Fox Friend by Michael Morpurgo
19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Clare has lived her whole life on a farm, but she's never seen a fox...until she finds a tiny, injured cub who's lost his mum. Clare cares for him herself, but has to keep him hidden from her father, who thinks foxes are vermin. Can she keep the cub safe? Beautifully crafted story from a multi award-win ...Show more
Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes "Friend or Foe". Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the countryside. Then one night the skyline of the moor is lit up with gun flashes, and the distant crump of bombing miles away brings the wa ...Show more
From Hereabout Hill by Michael Morpurgo
20.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill. A spell-binding collection of short stories from the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. Michael Morpurgo demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story-teller with this diverse collection of ...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
Grandpa Christmas by Michael Morpurgo
28.00 NZD
Category: Christmas
Every Christmas, Mia and her family read a letter her Grandpa wrote to her. His letter is a warm, impassioned, and heartfelt wish for a better world for Mia to live in. He remembers fondly the times they spent in his garden finding frogs and planting seeds. Grandpa worries that all the things they love ...Show more
Half a Man by Michael Morpurgo
23.00 NZD
Category: Gift Books
Revered author Michael Morpurgo remembers the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war. From a young age, Michael was both fascinated by and afraid of his grandfather. Grandpa's ship was torpedoed during the Second World War, ...Show more
Half a Man by Michael Morpurgo, M.B.E.
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Revered storyteller Michael Morpurgo remembers the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war. From a young age, Michael was both fascinated by and afraid of his grandfather. Grandpa's ship was torpedoed during the Second World ...Show more
Hansel and Gretel by Michael Morpurgo; Emma Chichester Clark
20.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Acclaimed storyteller Michael Morpurgo retells the beloved fairy tale in an enchanting edition vibrantly illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. Celebrated author Michael Morpurgo takes the Brothers Grimm classic to a new level, drawing on themes of hunger and hope, cruelty and courage, to tell a powe ...Show more