Noël 1914. Ce jour-là, dans les tranchées du front ouest, Jim Macpherson, un jeune soldat anglais, écrit à sa fiancée pour lui raconter l'incroyable événement qu'il vient de vivre...

La trêve de Noël

« 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

Mai 1915. Sur une île au Sud de l'Angleterre, un pêcheur et son fils découvrent une jeune fille blessée, à bout de force et à peine capable de parler. D'où vient-elle ? Est-elle une sirène ? Le bruit court que c'est une espionne au service des Allemands... De l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, le paquebot "Lusitania" quitte New York. La jeune Merry s'est embarquée sur le géant des mers pour rejoindre son père blessé au combat et hospitalisé en Angleterre.

Le mystère de Lucy Lost

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

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

 A moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines.

 Olly's brother Matt wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university.

 Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger.

 Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose central theme not only exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.

Dear Olly

A TOP 10 CHILDREN'S FICTION BESTSELLER

 A beautifully illustrated full-colour tribute to King Charles III, published to mark his coronation - from the bestselling creators of There Once Is a Queen.

 (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.)

 There once was a boy who was going to be king one day .

The Boy Who Would Be King

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

 Marooned on a sandbank, a boy faces certain death. With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave, his final wish is to see heaven. Waking in a strange bed, the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog. It is King Arthur, the great warrior of legend, and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot, chivalry, magic, evil and betrayal.

 Former Children's Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master storyteller with this contemporary twist on Arthurian Legend.

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 An Eagle in the Snow

 The Fox and the Ghost King

 War Horse

 The Sleeping Sword

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 Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. He is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Michael has written more than forty books for children including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.

 Several of his other stories have been adapted for screen and stage, including My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came and Kensuke's Kingdom. Michael has 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.

 He started the charity Farms for City Children in 1976 with his wife, Clare, aimed at relieving the "poverty of experience. many young children feel in inner city and urban areas. Michael is also a patron of over a dozen other charities. Living in Devon, listening to Mozart and working with children have provided Michael with the ideas and incentive to write his stories. He spends half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories for children. "For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out - the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers." Michael received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.

Arthur High King of Britain

Alors qu'il fait le tour du monde à la voile avec ses parents, Michael tombe à la mer. Lorsqu'il reprend connaissance, il se retrouve avec sa chienne sur une île perdue au milieu du Pacifique ! Comment survivre sans nourriture et sans abri ? Mais l'île n'est pas déserte et un mystérieux inconnu semble veiller sur Michael. C'est le début d'une aventure que n'oubliera jamais le jeune garçon...

Le royaume de Kensuké

One of today’s greatest storytellers explores the craft of writing in this collection of stories and essays by Michael Morpurgo.Here is a literary journey that roams from the warmth of Provence in "Meeting Cézanne" to the war-torn town of "I Believe in Unicorns;" from the music-fi lled streets of Venice in "The Mozart Question" to the quiet English marshes of Michael Morpurgo’s hometown in "Singing for Mrs. Pettigrew." Complementing each tale is an original essay revealing the inspiration behind the story or offering a peek into the intricacies of the author’s craft. Readers and writers alike will be intrigued by this unique collection from a teller of tales who has captured hearts around the world.

La trêve de Noël

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