As soon as the bells stop ringing, I¹m going to carry you home to your mother, back up to the Mountain Dragon's castle .

 Mimi and the Mountain Dragon is a beautifully poignant and atmospheric Christmas story from War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Helen Stephens, the talent behind How to Hide a Lion from Grandma.

 In her castle lair high in the mountains of Switzerland, lives a terrible dragon. In the village below, lives a little girl called Mimi. When she finds a baby dragon in the woodshed, she makes a brave decision that will bring joy and peace to the village for ever.

 A heart-warming Christmas adventure, that all the family can share. The perfect combination of magic, adventure and Christmas cheer - and makes an ideal festive stocking filler for kids aged 5 and up. Look out for Michael's other Christmas classics The Goose is Getting Fat, The Best of Times, The Best Christmas Present in the World and On Angel Wings.

 Michael Morpurgo is the master storyteller of Kensuke's Kingdom, An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, and An Elephant in the Garden. Michael has written more than a hundred books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

 Helen Stephens is the award winning illustrator of How to Hide a Lion, Fleabag and The Night Iceberg (Alison Green Books). Known for her line work and bright and instantly recognisable illustrations, Helen has both collaborated with authors (Sophie Hannah, Roger McGough and Michael Morpurgo) and written and illustrated her own picture books including The Big Adventures of the Smalls and the Betsey series, both with Egmont. Helen lives in Northumberland, by the sea, with her family.

Mimi and the Mountain Dragon

La Sagesse De Wombat

Joey, le cheval de ferme, devient cheval de guerre en 1914. Il va alors vivre l'horreur des combats auprès des Britanniques, des Français, ou du côté des Allemands. Pour lui, les soldats, les paysans ou les vétérinaires ne sont pas des ennemis mais des hommes, chez qui il rencontre la bonté comme la méchanceté. Joey partage leurs souffrances et leurs peurs, et sait leur redonner de l'espoir.

Cheval de guerre

The renowned children's writer Michael Morpurgo has written this vivid account of a child's stay at a farm, told in the form of letters home and illustrated with photographs of animals and children on location at the farm. Humorous and engaging, it conveys the fun and excitement of working closely with animals.

 Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.

 Text type - A recount of a visit.

 There is a timetable of the week's events on page 22 and an index on page 23 to help children recount the story.

 Curriculum links -Geography: Plants and animals in the local environment; Citizenship: Animals and us.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

A Visit to the Farm - Band 07/Turquoise

Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation's favourite storyteller

 Best-selling author Michael Morpurgo turns his storytelling skills to the drama and tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, illustrated by Michael Foreman.

 TORO, TORO is the story of a young boy growing up in Andalucia, Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf and they become firm friends, but the boy doesn't yet understand the fate of the black bulls - the corrida and death. Later, when he learns of the horrors of the bull fight, he frees Paco, the black bull, and rides with him into the hills. There they witness the bombing of their village (it's the year 1936, and the Spanish Civil War has started) and Antonito cannot go back - his family and the farm are destroyed, and Paco has run off, wild with fright. He decides to stay in the hills, where he meets up with the Resistance fighters. During the War, Antonito hears stories round the campfire of the wonderful black bull, who becomes a symbol of freedom for them all. Could this really be Paco? But no-one has ever seen him. After the war, when Antonito is working as a muleteer in the mountains, he falls asleep and dreams of Paco. In the morning, he wakes to see hoof prints on the ground beside him.

 A delightful story, full of nostalgia and drama in the author's own inimitable style. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.

Toro! Toro!

Ashley Anderson vit en Chine où son père a fondé une mission et un hôpital. Mais la guerre entre la Chine et le Japon fait rage, et le jeune garçon doit fuir. En compagnie d'Oncle Sung, un moine tibétain, il entreprend un long et périlleux voyage qui le mène au Tibet. Mais il se retrouve seul, perdu dans les neiges de l'Himalaya. Abandonné à lui-même, Ashley va être recueilli par des êtres de légende, le peuple des yétis...

Le roi de la forêt des brumes

C'était la chance de ma vie ! J'allais me rendre à Venise pour interviewer le grand violoniste Paolo Levi. Mais je savais qu'il ne fallait surtout pas prononcer devant lui le nom de Mozart. Comment imaginer alors l'histoire qu'il allait me raconter : son histoire, un secret dont il pouvait enfin se libérer...La musique réveille l'écho d'un passé terrible pour nous plonger au coeur de la nuit la plus noire. Un récit très fort porté par une écriture simple, pudique, et les aquarelles émouvantes de Michael Foreman.

Plus jamais Mozart

Tempête Sur Shangri La

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, this story is about lifelong friendship and one adventurous cat! It's 1943, apart from her father being away, Lily Tregenze's life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day, Lily and her family, along with 3000 other villagers, are told to move out of their homes.

L'étonnante Histoire D'adolphus Tips

Loin De La Ville En Flammes

Omar, onze ans, fuit son pays ravagé par la guerre. Quand le bateau qui devait le mener en Angleterre affronte une terrible tempête, la fin semble venue... mais ce n'est que le début. Miraculé, Omar se réveille sur une plage où il rencontre de drôles de petits personnages qui l'appellent Gulliver...

Les voyages extraordinaires d'Omar

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 unravel the truth of his past. A past that comes to him only in glimpses a lifeboat, a tin of condensed milk, a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II .

 Former Children's Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with this tale of strife and loss in World War II.

Escape from Shangri-La

Mauvais garçon ! On l'a toujours appelé comme ça. Petit, il faisait les quatre cents coups. En grandissant, il a été placé en maison de redressement où on lui mène à son tour la vie dure. M. Alfie, le vieil homme qui s'occupe des écuries, est le seul à croire en lui, et le charge de prendre soin de Dombey, un cheval maltraité et farouche. Chacun va devoir gagner la confiance de l'autre. 

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Mauvais garçon

En 1943, le village de la jeune Lily est réquisitionné par les soldats pour préparer le débarquement en France. Tous les habitants du village doivent quitter leur maison et la zone est totalement interdite. Tips, le chat de Lily, y est pourtant resté et la petite fille n'a pas d'autre choix que de ramper sous les barbelés pour aller le rechercher. Les soldats lui viennent heureusement en aide.

Michael Morpurgo, né le 5 octobre 1943 à St Albans, en Angleterre, est un auteur britannique, notamment connu pour ses ouvrages de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse souvent liés à des événements historiques.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Morpurgo

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