Utterly essential. The stirring tale of the Remembrance Day poppy, told by the author of War Horse. In 1915, in war-torn Belgium, a soldier named John McCrae writes the famous poem In Flanders Fields. But neither he nor the local village girl who saves a discarded draft of it has any idea of the huge power it will exert on generations to come… Michael Morpurgo teams up once again with master illustrator Michael Foreman to tell a haunting story from the First World War trenches. And who better to tell it than this legendary duo? A story about remembrance. A book you’ll never forget.

A haunting tale of remembrance by a legendary team

Explains the origin and legacy of the poppy symbol

By the author of War Horse and Private Peaceful

Beautiful illustrations by the creator of War Game

Product Details

Catalogue number

839 in EU Primary November 2019

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407198415

Date published

September 5th, 2019

Other details

80 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Available in these packs

Poppy Field x 30

eur prices

Price: €278.90

gbp prices

Price: £209.70
Poppy Field x 6

eur prices

Price: €55.78

gbp prices

Price: £41.94
World War One Topic Pack x 10

eur prices

Price: €90.31

gbp prices

Price: £67.90

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”