Private Peaceful

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849435715
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 61

Book Description
Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn. During the night he looks back at his short but joyful past growing up in rural Devon: his exciting first days at school; the accident in the forest that killed his father; his adventures with Molly, the love of his life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line. Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by the third Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo, award-winning author of War Horse. His inspiration came from a visit to Ypres where he was shocked to discover how many young soldiers were court-martialled and shot for cowardice during the First World War. This edition also includes introductory essays by Michael Morpurgo, Associate Director of Private Peaceful production Mark Leipacher, as well as an essay from Simon Reade, adaptor & director of this stage adaptation of Private Peaceful.

World War One Collection: Private Peaceful, A Medal for Leroy, Farm Boy

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007539029
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
Three outstanding novels by the nation’s favourite storyteller that depict unforgettable experiences of WWI.

Poems Aloud

Author: Joseph Coelho
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN: 0711247692
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43

Book Description
Poems are made to read OUT LOUD! A wittily illustrated anthology of poems, designed to be read aloud. 20 poems by the award winning â??Joseph Coelho will arm children with techniques for lifting poetry off the page and performing with confidence. Perfect for confident children and shy readers alike, this book teaches all sorts of clever ways to performing poetry. Children will learn 20 techniques for reading aloud by trying out 20 funny and thoughtful original poems by the much loved and award winning performance poet, Joseph Coelho. There are tongue twisters, poems to project, poems to whisper, poems to make you laugh. There are poems to perform to a whole class and others to whisper in somebody's ear. Richly textured, warm and stylish illustration by Daniel Gray-Barnett bring each page to life. "Poetry for children is dead. Really? Not when there are young poets like Joseph Coelho" ~ Books for Keeps

A Medal for Leroy

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 1466856963
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
When Michael's aunt passes away, she leaves behind a letter that will change everything. It starts with Michael's grandfather Leroy, a black officer in World War I who charged into a battle zone not once but three times to save wounded men. His fellow soldiers insisted he deserved special commendations for his bravery but because of the racial barriers, he would go unacknowledged. Now it's up to Michael to change that. Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, award-winning author Michael Morpurgo delivers a richly layered and memorable story of identity, history, and family.

The Butterfly Lion

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008496021
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the stunning, classic story of an unforgettable friendship with a glorious colour gift edition, fully illustrated by Christian Birmingham.

Times of War Collection

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000750859X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 435

Book Description
A stunning paperback collection of classic Morpurgo novels set in World War I, World War II and the Afghanistan conflict.

A Thousand Peaceful Cities

Author: Jerzy Pilch
Publisher: Open Letter Books
ISBN: 1934824275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
In the last days of the post-Stalinist thaw in 1963 Poland, Jerzyk becomes involved with an assassination plot arranged by his father, uncle, and their friend Mr. Traba in an attempt to take back their lives.

The Skylarks' War

Author: Hilary McKay
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509894977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251

Book Description
Winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award. The Skylarks' War is a beautiful story following the loves and losses of a family growing up against the harsh backdrop of World War One, from the award-winning Hilary McKay. Clarry and her older brother Peter live for their summers in Cornwall, staying with their grandparents and running free with their charismatic cousin, Rupert. But normal life resumes each September – boarding school for Peter and Rupert, and a boring life for Clarry at home with her absent father, as the shadow of a terrible war looms ever closer. When Rupert goes off to fight at the front, Clarry feels their skylark summers are finally slipping away from them. Can their family survive this fearful war? 'This belongs among the classic of children’s literature . . . Funny, sad, warm, it is about growing up and finding what you love.' – The Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the Week

Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Author: Dan Millman
Publisher: H J Kramer
ISBN: 0915811898
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
A world champion athlete visits "other worlds" with the help of an old warrior named "Socrates."

Out of the Ashes

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447227794
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
This story is not a story at all. It all happened. On New Year's Day Becky Morley begins to write her diary. By March, her world has changed for ever. Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out on a pig farm hundreds of miles from the Morleys' Devon home, but soon the nightmare is a few fields away. Local sheep are infected and every animal is destroyed. Will the Morleys' flock be next? Will their pedigree dairy herd, the sows with their piglets, and Little Josh, Becky's hand-reared lamb, survive? Or will they be slaughtered too? The waiting and hoping is the most agonizing experience of Becky's life . . .