Little Gems Michael Morpurgo Pack x 3 Award-winning author Pack by Michael Morpurgo (author) (UK edition)

One of the world’s biggest children’s authors offers a helping hand to little readers. Three funny and charming tales from the new Little Gems series. This new Barrington Stoke series is designed to support younger children’s reading progress and catch those who are falling behind. The focus is on heavyweight authors and great stories which fire imaginations but don’t tax reading skills too far. Now top author Michael Morpurgo joins the fold, using the winning Barrington Stoke formula of great stories that work at all levels. These chapter books have cream paper, clear fonts, lots of pictures and a highly spaced layout with minimal text per page. They will delight confident readers while keeping things simple for those who need extra support.

Reading age: 6+. Interest age: 5-10.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

Condition

New

UK edition

In this pack

Little Gems: Minikid
Award-winning author
Little Gems: Snug
Award-winning author
Little Gems: The Castle in the Field
Award-winning author

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.”