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Michael morpurgos gripping and powerful novel is inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the smarties prize, the blue peter book award and the whitbread award. Together with the poet ted hughes he devised and set up the childrens laureate, a position created to bring attention to the importance of writing for children. Apr 02, 20 buy morpurgo 16 set collection by michael morpurgo isbn. Morpurgo has set himself the hard task of writing an updated sequel to swifts gullivers travels, combined with a story that empathises with the plight of refugees, and he has made it look easy. Michael morpurgo collection 12 books set farm boy born to run shadow, an elephant in the garden, the amazing story of adolphus tips.
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