A beautifully crafted chapter book by Michael Morpurgo, the author of War Horse, for Egmont's red banana series.

 Annie's father is going to knock down the old barn and build a new one. What will happen to Colly the swallow and all the other birds and animals that live there? Annie is worried about their safety. But one night something amazing happens and she realises that the birds are wiser than she could ever have imagined .

 Red bananas are chapter books for newly fluent readers, suitable for NC Level 3 readers. They are carefully designed with education in mind, supporting children's understanding of how to read longer books. Red bananas introduce similes and wordplay to encourage an understanding of more literary concepts.

Colly's Barn

Mai 1915...Sur une île de l'archipel des Scilly, un pêcheur et son fils découvrent une jeune fille blessée et hagarde, à moitié morte de faim et de soif. Elle ne parvient à prononcer qu'un seul mot : Lucy. D'où vient-elle ? Est-elle une sirène ou plutôt, comme le laisse entendre la rumeur, une espionne au service des allemands ? De l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, le Lusitania, l'un des plus rapides et splendides paquebots de son temps, quitte le port de New-York. A son bord, la jeune Merry, accompagnée de sa mère, s'apprête à rejoindre son père blessé sur le front et hospitalisé en Angleterre...L'histoire tragique du Lusitania, le "Titanic anglais", torpillé par les allemands en mai 1915.

Le mystère de Lucy Lost

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!

Joey is a warhorse, but he wasn't always. Once, he was a farm horse and a gentle boy named Albert was his master. Then World War I came storming through and everything changed. Albert's father sells Joey to the army where the beautiful, red-bay horse is trained to charge the enemy, drag heavy artillery, and carry wounded soldiers not much older than Albert off of battlefields. Amongst the clamoring of guns and slogging through the cold mud, Joey wonders if the war will ever end. And if it does, will he ever find Albert again?

Cheval de guerre

An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from Britain's best-loved children's author, Michael Morpurgo.

 'There stood before me an ancient man swathed in a dark and tattered fleece, his long hair and beard matted with filth, his face grey with grief and age. Holding the sword out in front of me, I backed away until I felt the sink behind me and I could go no further. His eyes followed me all the way.' When Bun Bendle is struck blind, he feels like he is drowning in blackness. But the discovery of an ancient tomb and a strangely familiar sword changes him forever.

 The Sleeping Sword weaves a contemporary tale with Arthurian legend in a way that is utterly spellbinding. Once again, former Children's Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller.

The Sleeping Sword

Fiction/Life skills & personal awareness, general studiesMichael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma after a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, he tries to keep himself from slipping deeper into unconsciousness...

Cool!

An exciting historical adventure from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo.

 Gracie and her friend Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman and his side of the island. But then they find a message in the sand and discover the Birdman is not who they thought. They build up a lovely friendship with him, but when the children get stranded on Samson Island they don't know whether to believe the birdman's story that the island is cursed.

 Set against the backdrop of the First World War, in the tradition of Friend or Foe and Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo brings the emotional reality of conflict to life in a way that is accessible to younger readers. Look out for his other historical adventures including An Eagle in the Snow and Listen to the Moon.

Why the Whales Came

Un remariage, une belle-mère qui ne souhaite pas garder sous son toit les deux enfants que son mari a eus d'un premier lit : le lecteur verrait preque se dérouler les drames que vivent certaines familles recomposées d'aujourd'hui ! C'est ici que se révèle tout l'art de Michael Morpurgo, capable d'enrichir et de renouveler, après les frères Grimm, un conte traditionnel dont on croyait tout connaître. Mais que les plus jeunes se rassurent : la sorcière est toujours là, plus cruelle que jamais...Conteur de génie internationalement reconnu, Michael Morpurgo a publié de nombreux livres qui ont donné lieu à de multiples traductions et adaptations, au cinéma comme au théâtre (Cheval de guerre, Le Roi Arthur, Le Joueur de flûte de Hamelin).Illustré par Emma Chichester Clark.

Hansel et Gretel

A captivating retelling of the nation's favourite fairy tale, from the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.

 (This ebook is optimised for Kindle tablets and the Kindle App. It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase if in doubt.)

 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 daughters to return to the palace in his place - but she must come of her own free will.

 Beautiful, kind-hearted Belle agrees at once to return to the palace, and there she and the Beast exist companionably, with the Beast asking of Belle the same question at the end of each day: "Dearest Belle, will you marry me?"

 After a return home to consult with her father, Belle resolves to follow her heart and return to the Beast, but her plans are thwarted by the trickery of her jealous sisters. When, at last, Belle is able to find her way back to the palace, she finds her beloved Beast lying as still as death on the ground. As Belle's tears fall on his face, the Beast is transformed into a handsome prince - the ancient spell upon him broken by Belle's tears of true love.

Colly's Barn

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