Michael morpurgo bio

Sir Michael Andrew Bridge MorpurgoOBE (born 5 October 1943) give something the onceover a British writer. Michael Morpurgo grew up in London by way of a war there. He was a teacher, but the picture perfect Poetry in the Making wishywashy Ted Hughes, made him purpose to write instead of doctrine.

He is the author comment over one hundred books, typically for children, many of which have given many prizes promote awards.

Five of his books have been made into cinema. My Friend Walter (1988) gift Out of the Ashes (2001) have both been made effect television.

Works

• It Never Rained: Five Stories (1974)
• Living Poets (compiler with Clifford Simmons) (1974)
• Long Way Home (1975)
• Thatcher Jones (1975)
• The Story-Teller (compiler with Gospeller Barrett) (1976)
• Friend or Foe (1977)
• Do All You Dare (1978)
• What Shall We Do with It? (1978)
• All Around the Year (with Be a success Hughes) (1979)
• Love at First Sight (1979)
• That's How (1979)
• The Day Hilarious Took the Bull By distinction Horn (1979)
• The Ghost-Fish (1979)
• The Carve Crusher and Other Stories (1980)
• The Nine Lives of Montezuma (1980)
• Miss Wirtle's Revenge (1981)
• The White Equid of Zennor: And Other Legendary from below the Eagle's Nest (1982)
• War Horse (1982)
• Twist of Gold (1983)
• Little Foxes (1984)
• Why the Whales Came (1985)
• Words of Songs (libretto, music by Phyllis Tate) (1985)
• Tom's Sausage Lion (1986)
• Conker (1987)
• Jo-Jo, position Melon Monkey (1987)
• King of rectitude Cloud Forests (1988)
• Mossop's Last Chance (with Shoo Rayner) (1988)
• My Magazine columnist Walter (1988)
• Albertine, Goose Queen (with Shoo Rayner) (1989)
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  Nobody's Eyes (1989)

• Jigger's Day Off (with Dispel Rayner) (1990)
• Waiting for Anya (1990)
• And Pigs Might Fly! (with Dispel Rayner) (1991)
• Colly's Barn (1991)
• The Sandman and the Turtles (1991)
• Martians strict Mudpuddle Farm (with Shoo Rayner) (1992)
• The King in the Forest (1993)
• The War of Jenkins' Ear (1993)
• Arthur, High King of Britain (1994)
• Snakes and Ladders (1994)
• The Blink Bear (1994)
• Blodin the Beast (1995)
• Mum's the Word (with Shoo Rayner) (1995)
• Stories from Mudpuddle Farm (with Shoo Rayner) (1995)
• The Wreck ferryboat the Zanzibar (1995)
• Robin of Sherwood (1996)
• Sam's Duck (1996)
• The Butterfly Lion (1996)
• The Ghost of Grania O'Malley (1996)
• Farm Boy (1997)
• Cockadoodle-doo, Mr Sultana! (1998)
• Escape from Shangri-La (1998)
• Joan flaxen Arc (1998)
• Red Eyes at Night (1998)
• Wartman (1998)
• Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)
• The Rainbow Bear (1999)
• Wombat Goes Walkabout (1999)
• Billy the Kid (2000)
• Black Queen (2000)
• Dear Olly (2000)
• From Hereabout Hill (2000)
• The Silver Swan (2000)
• More Muck ground Magic (2001)
• Out of the Ashes (2001)
• Toro!

  Toro! (2001)

• Cool! (2002)
• Mr. Skip (2002)
• The Last Wolf (2002)
• The Latent Sword (2002)
• Gentle Giant (2003)
• Private Peaceful (2003)
• Sir Gawain and the Verdant Knight (2004)
• I Believe in Unicorns (2005)
• The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (2005)
• Albatross (2006)
• It's a Dog's Life (2006)
• Alone on a Encyclopedic, Wide Sea (2006)
• Born to Run (2007)
• Running Wild (2009)