Michael Morpurgo War Horse 12 Books Collection Set - Ages 9+ - Paperback

{"id":6836105511091,"title":"Michael Morpurgo War Horse 12 Books Collection Set - Ages 9+ - Paperback","handle":"michael-morpurgo-war-horse-12-books-collection-set-ages-9-14-paperback","description":"\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lg4ZWeQQt_Y?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in this set : \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Waiting for Anya\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. From Hereabout Hill \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. King of the Cloud Forests \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Kensuke's Kingdom \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Why the Whales Came\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Long Way Home \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. My Friend Walter \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. The Ghost of Grania O'Malley \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. The Sleeping Sword \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. White Horse of Zennor \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. The Wreck of the Zanzibar\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. War Horse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaiting for Anya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping historical adventure by a much-loved and award winning author. 'Waiting for Anya film is true to the plot and spirt of Michael Morpurgo’s book. It reminds us that good and bad is never all on one side. A tearjerker' – Nicolette Jones\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is World War II and Jo stumbles on a dangerous secret: Jewish children are being smuggled away from the Nazis, close to his mountain village in Spain. Now, German soldiers have been stationed at the border. Jo must get word to his friends that the children are trapped. The slightest mistake could cost them their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Hereabout Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA spell-binding collection of short stories from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill. Included in this collection of short stories is a poignant tale about civil war, where a young girl hides from enemy soldiers in a public toilet; a haunting story of a little girl swept out to sea while collecting cowrie shells; and the moving account of two brothers, who, over the years, create a mental picture of their absent father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKing of the Cloud Forests\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children's Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Escaping from China as the Japanese invade, Ashley and Uncle Sung embark on a perilous journey across the Himalayas. Then Ashley finds himself alone in the hostile mountains, battling for his life. He is just about to give up all hope, when he has a mysterious and terrifying encounter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKensuke's Kingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure from the author of \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and 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. \u003ci\u003eKensuke’s Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the Whales Came\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGracie 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLong Way Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Isla, a 65-year-old grandmother, is left nothing but an old painting in her mother’s will, while her sisters and aunt inherit the estate, she is devastated. Close to retirement, getting ready to live on her own terms, the last thing she expects at this time of her life is such turmoil. So, to find an explanation for her mother’s rejection, she embarks on a road-trip. But, right at the last moment, she’s forced to take her sullen – and, in her view, impossible – 14-year-old granddaughter Charlie with her. Cramped together in Isla’s car with her smelly old dog, these ill-assorted travelling companions set off to uncover some shattering and life-changing family truths at the same time as learning to love each other…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Friend Walter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving with a ghost can have its difficulties, I discovered, even if he is your friend.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemember Sir Walter Raleigh, who laid his cloak in a puddle so Queen Elizabeth I could walk across? Well, Bess meets his ghost and finds out she’s his ancestor!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow will Bess explain Sir Walter to her family? Especially when he breaks her brother’s fishing rod, steals a horse and smokes cigars in her room!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Morpurgo demonstrates why he is considered to be the master storyteller, with a uniquely funny take on spirits from the other side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ghost of Grania O'Malley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes \"The Ghost of Grania O'Malley\". Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to save the Big Hill but what can they do? A plan is needed, and fast. Could the ghost of Grania O'Malley, the pirate queen, be the answer? 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'Waiting for Anya film is true to the plot and spirt of Michael Morpurgo’s book. It reminds us that good and bad is never all on one side. A tearjerker' – Nicolette Jones\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is World War II and Jo stumbles on a dangerous secret: Jewish children are being smuggled away from the Nazis, close to his mountain village in Spain. Now, German soldiers have been stationed at the border. Jo must get word to his friends that the children are trapped. The slightest mistake could cost them their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Hereabout Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA spell-binding collection of short stories from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill. Included in this collection of short stories is a poignant tale about civil war, where a young girl hides from enemy soldiers in a public toilet; a haunting story of a little girl swept out to sea while collecting cowrie shells; and the moving account of two brothers, who, over the years, create a mental picture of their absent father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKing of the Cloud Forests\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children's Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Escaping from China as the Japanese invade, Ashley and Uncle Sung embark on a perilous journey across the Himalayas. Then Ashley finds himself alone in the hostile mountains, battling for his life. He is just about to give up all hope, when he has a mysterious and terrifying encounter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKensuke's Kingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure from the author of \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and 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. \u003ci\u003eKensuke’s Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the Whales Came\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGracie 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLong Way Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Isla, a 65-year-old grandmother, is left nothing but an old painting in her mother’s will, while her sisters and aunt inherit the estate, she is devastated. Close to retirement, getting ready to live on her own terms, the last thing she expects at this time of her life is such turmoil. So, to find an explanation for her mother’s rejection, she embarks on a road-trip. But, right at the last moment, she’s forced to take her sullen – and, in her view, impossible – 14-year-old granddaughter Charlie with her. Cramped together in Isla’s car with her smelly old dog, these ill-assorted travelling companions set off to uncover some shattering and life-changing family truths at the same time as learning to love each other…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Friend Walter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving with a ghost can have its difficulties, I discovered, even if he is your friend.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemember Sir Walter Raleigh, who laid his cloak in a puddle so Queen Elizabeth I could walk across? Well, Bess meets his ghost and finds out she’s his ancestor!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow will Bess explain Sir Walter to her family? 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You don't know what you can do until you try.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sleeping Sword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite Horse of Zennor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling collection of myths, legends and ghost stories from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo. Since the beginning of time, strange and mysterious things have happened here . . . At the furthest edge of Britain, where the sea gently washes over the land and myths brush against reality, lies Zennor. Set in a church town where men become beats and ghosts roam freely, these are haunting and unforgettable tales where magic lies around every corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wreck of the Zanzibar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all knew what was going to happen. We’d seen it before. A ship about to founder staggers before she falls. A huge wave broke over her stern and she did not come upright again.” Life on the Scilly Isles in 1907 is bleak and full of hardship. Laura’s twin brother, Billy, disappears, and then a storm devastates everything. It seems there’s little hope. But then the Zanzibar is wrecked on the island’s rocks, and everything changes . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times. One horse has the seen the best and the worst of humanity. The power of war and the beauty of peace. This is his story. War Horse was adapted by Steven Spielberg as a major motion picture with Jeremy Irvine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781405229272\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e"}