Quand la Grande Guerre réunit un jeune garçon et son arrière-arrière-grand-père, par le maître des conteurs Michael Morpurgo.

Notre Jack

Séparés par la guerre. Eprouvés par les batailles. Liés par une grande amitié. Eté 1914. Dans la ferme de son père, en Angleterre, Albert grandit en compagnie de son cheval Joey. Mais les armées se préparent à s'affronter et le destin de Joey est tracé : il devient cheval de guerre. Il vit bientôt l'horreur des combats auprès des Britanniques, des Français ou du côté des Allemands. Pour lui, il n'y a pas d'ennemis, seulement des hommes. Joey partage leurs souffrances et leurs peurs et sait leur redonner de l'espoir.

Cheval de guerre

Official World Book Day £1 book

 From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, this charming story for early readers evokes the wonder, muck and magic of a week on the farm. The first of many Farm Tales to come, it is a window onto the countryside, and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child's heart forever.

 'You're farmers for a week, so you'll be busy. There'll be no time to miss home. You'll eat like kings and queens, sleep like logs, and you'll hardly be out of your wellies, except in bed.' When a young boy goes from the city to stay on the farm, he discovers a world he never knew existed - a world of vegetable gardens, ducks and geese, where the sheep graze in the fields, where apples and pears grow in the orchard. He also meets Jemima the pig: she smells and she slobbers, she breaks out of her pen to steal potatoes, and she's the undisputed queen of the farm. Soon, he's hiding acorns in his pockets to feed to her every time he sees her. But then, Jemima starts to feel ill. Could she have eaten too many acorns? Or does this queen of a pig have a secret.?

Jemima the Pig and the 127 Acorns

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.

L'étonnante Histoire D'adolphus Tips

Three thrilling, moving and heart-lifting novels set against the backdrop of World War II. By master storyteller Michael Morpurgo - award-winning former Children's Laureate and author of War Horse.

 All three stories are illustrated by the hugely talented and award-winning, Michael Foreman.

 THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS: It's 1943, and Lily lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside village of Slapton. Apart from her father being away, and the 'townie' evacuees at school, her 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 - lock, stock and barrel.

 Soon, the whole area is out of bounds, as the Allied forces practise their landings for D-day, preparing to invade France. But Tips, Lily's adored cat, has other ideas and returns to the forbidden area. Frantic to find her, Lily decides to enter the danger zone herself.

 AN ELEPHANT IN THE GARDEN: It's 1945. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her. and then the bombs start to fall.

 Their home destroyed, Elizabeth and her family must flee the bombed-out city and through the wintery landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer. It would be hard enough, without an elephant in tow.

 LITTLE MANFRED: It is the summer of 1966, and Charley and her little brother, Alex, are walking their dog Manfred on the beach when they notice two old men, staring out to sea. A chance encounter brings them together and slowly Charley and Alex learn of their mother's past.

 For in 1945 , their farmstead home was a posting for German prisoners of war and their mother Grace was just a little girl.

 This edition of Little Manfred includes beautiful full-colour illustrations.

World War Two Collection: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, An Elephant in the Garden, Little Manfred

A stunning edition of this modern classic of World War One, featuring an introduction by the author and insightful testimonies from soldiers.

 Told in the voice of Private Tommo Peaceful, the story follows twenty-four hours at the front, and captures his memories of his family and his village life - by no means as tranquil as it appeared.

 Full of vivid detail and engrossing atmosphere, leading to a dramatic and moving conclusion, Private Peaceful is both a compelling love story and a deeply moving account of the First World War.

 Extra material:

 - Introduction by Michael Morpurgo- Inspiration letter by Michael Morpurgo- Background on the execution of British soldiers in WW1 for cowardice, including personal testimony from soldiers

Private Peaceful

With only the mythical luck of a golden torc, the necklace of their ancestors, to protect them, Sean and Annie O'Brien leave famine-stricken Ireland to search for their father in a strange land called America.

Le trésor des O'Brien

"There were dozens of us on the ship, all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye... That is all I remember of England." When six-year-old orphan Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII he loses his sister, his country and everything he knows. Overcoming enormous hardships with fellow orphan Marty, Arthur is finally saved by the extraordinary people he meets and by his talent for boat-design and sailing. Now he has built a special boat for his daughter Allie - a solo yacht designed to carry her to England in search of his long-lost sister. Will the threads of Arthur's life finally come together? "I was there on the quayside to see Allie take her out for the first time, saw her dancing through the waves, and I knew I'd never built a finer boat."

Seul Sur La Mer Immense

Solitaire, timide, Jonah est trop occupé à prendre soin de sa mère pour se faire des amis à l'école. Mais une rencontre magique va tout changer : le fantôme d'un homme du XVIIIe siècle, Nathaniel. Orphelin, Nathaniel a croisé la route de Mozart. Jeux, répétitions, concerts, il a tout partagé avec le petit prodige.

Notre Jack

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