Poems of Childhood

ISBN-13: 9781509893782 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 192 str.

Gaby Morgan

Opis

A collection of favourite classic children's poems introduced by acclaimed children's writer, Michael Morpurgo.

O autorze

Morpurgo, MichaelMichael Morpurgo is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children. He has written over 130 books including War Horse, which was adapted for a hugely successful stage production by the National Theatre and then, in 2011, for a film directed by Steven Spielberg. Michael was Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. The charity Farms for City Children, which he founded thirty years ago with his wife Clare, has now enabled over 70,000 children to spend a week living and working down on the farm. His enormous success has continued with his most recent novels Flamingo Boy and The Snowman, inspired by the classic story by Raymond Briggs. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity. Morgan, GabyGaby Morgan is an Editorial Director at Macmillan Children's Books. She has compiled many bestselling anthologies including Read Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year, Poems from the First World War, Fairy Poems - which was short-listed for the CLPE Award - and A First Poetry Book with Pie Corbett.