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The Sandman and the Turtles

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A magical collaboration between War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and Horrid Henry illustrator Tony Ross.

Michael loves his grandfather’s stories about the Sandman and the turtles, but he doesn’t believe that they are real. But that’s about to change, because the Sandman is very real indeed … and Michael and his cousins Barry and Polly are going to need his help.

The Sandman and the Turtles is a charming adventure from former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo, the master storyteller behind An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Private Peaceful, and An Elephant in the Garden. Michael has written more than one hundred books for children 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.

Tony Ross is one of Britain’s best known illustrators. He has worked on the bestselling ‘Little Princess’ and ‘Horrid Henry’ stories, David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny and many, many more. He lives in Wales.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781405263832

Publisher

Egmont Books Ltd

Date published

March 4th, 2013

Other details

  • 96 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Photo of 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.”

Tony Ross

Multi-award-winning Tony Ross has become one of the best-known creators of original and traditional picture books and his work has been published all over the world. As well as his own books, he has illustrated books for authors such as Roald Dahl, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin.

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  1. Tessa
    on 18 March 2017

    Look Inside??

    I'm reviewing the scholastic website rather than this book in particular. When you see the words look inside, you think, great, I can see if the text or illustrations are appropriate for the children's needs. The look inside here, means you see 1 page with the dedication, copyright info and publishing date - what use is this!!

    Scholastic: You can read the entire first chapter of the book using the arrows at the top of the Look Inside pop-up box.

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