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Three brilliant stories that will captivate young readers by War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.
The Marble Crusher
Does Mr Manners, the headmaster, really have a machine that crushes marbles? Albert thinks so.
Colly's Barn
Colly the owl and Screecher the swallow band together to save the barn.
Conker
Nick beats the bully, Stevie Rooster, and becomes Conker king. But can he rescue a mistreated dog while searching for the best conker?
Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master storyteller in these animal tales that are wonderful for engaging early readers. aged seven years and up. Michael has written more than one hundred books for children including An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Private Peaceful, and An Elephant in the Garden 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.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins UK
Release dateJan 2, 2012
ISBN9781780311777
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Michael Morpurgo
Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL is a writer, playwright, performer and librettist. The author of more than 150 children’s books, he has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and in almost 40 languages. A former teacher and vocal spokesperson for the benefits of reading for pleasure, he is currently the President of Book Trust. Between 2003–2005 he was Children’s Laureate and in 2018 he was knighted for services to literature and charity. Many of Michael’s books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the phenomenal National Theatre adaptation of War Horse, which has been seen by over 10 million people in over 100 cities around the world, broke the West End record for weekly ticket sales, and won 5 Tony Awards and 2 Olivier Awards. Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.
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The Marble Crusher - Michael Morpurgo
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Also by Michael Morpurgo
Arthur: High King of Britain
Escape from Shangri-La
Friend or Foe
The Ghost of Grania O’Malley
Kensuke’s Kingdom
King of the Cloud Forests
Little Foxes
Long Way Home
Mr Nobody’s Eyes
My Friend Walter
The Nine Lives of Montezuma
The Sandman and the Turtles
The Sleeping Sword
Twist of Gold
Waiting for Anya
War Horse
The War of Jenkins’ Ear
The White Horse of Zennor
Why the Whales Came
The Wreck of Zanzibar
For Younger Readers
Conker
Mairi’s Mermaid
The Best Christmas Present in the World
First published in Great Britain as three separate volumes:
The Marble Crusher published 1992 by William Heinemann Ltd
Text copyright © 1992 Michael Morpurgo
Colly’s Barn published 1991 by William Heinemann Ltd
Text copyright © 1991 Michael Morpurgo
Conker published 1987 by William Heinemann Ltd
Text copyright © 1987 Michael Morpurgo
This edition published 2007 by Egmont UK Limited
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Cover illustration copyright © 2007 Oliver Burston
The moral rights of the author and cover illustrator have been asserted
ISBN 978 1 4052 2924 1
eBook ISBN 978 1 7803 1177 7
A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library
Printed and bound in Great Britain by the CPI Group
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