by Michael Morpurgo · HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks · tapa dura · ISBN 9780008134150
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«An Eagle in the Snow» is Michael Morpurgo’s historical novel for young readers, published by HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks in hardcover (272 pages, in English).
In 1940, an air raid forces Barney and his mother to take shelter in a railway tunnel. A stranger tells them the story of a young soldier in the First World War who made an impulsive decision with terrible consequences and must make amends before it is too late. Inspired by a true event, it asks whether a single moment could have prevented the war.
Original English edition of 2015, illustrated by Michael Foreman. Historical novel for children and young adults, recommended for readers aged 9 and up.
For young readers interested in history and war, with an emotional and adventurous narrative.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
