« Mes parents n'ont jamais vraiment aimé la vie à la ferme. Alors que moi j'adore jouer dans la grange, sur le vieux tracteur, et surtout écouter Grand-père parler de son enfance, de son père, le fameux Caporal, et de Joey, son cheval. Peut-être même me racontera-t-il un jour l'histoire de ce vieux tracteur auquel il tient tant. Mais parfois, il devient triste, silencieux et fuit mon regard. Je sens que quelque chose le tourmente... quel est le secret de Grand-père ? Et comment puis-je l'aider ? »

Le secret de grand-père

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated in stunning colour by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart).

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 "I was there, " Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. "Dorothy and me were both there."We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting. Then Papa Toto began.

 When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house - only to be plucked into the air and whisked away!

 Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is.

 But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home - after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

 But what they find might surprise them. And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along.

 Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an unforgettable telling of a classic story.

Toto - The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz

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En 1947, le tout jeune Arthur, séparé de sa soeur Kitty, est embarqué, comme des milliers d'autres orphelins, sur un bateau pour l'Australie. Sa vie est désormais là-bas, jalonnée d'épreuves, de rencontres extraordinaires, et illuminée par sa passion de la mer. Des années plus tard, Allie, la fille d'Arthur, s'apprête à accomplir une traversée en solitaire. Son but : franchir les océans pour gagner l'Angleterre et retrouver sa tante Kitty.

Seul sur la mer immense

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

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

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!

La lettre de mon grand-père

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.

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