by Michael Morpurgo · WordUnited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781406367324
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«Homecoming» is Michael Morpurgo's children's novel, published by WordUnited in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Morpurgo recalls his childhood in Bradwell, a coastal village with colorful characters. Mrs. Pettigrew lives in a railway car on the marshes with her animals. When plans are made to build a nuclear power plant there, her home and nature are in danger, and young Michael witnesses the village divided.
A work of children's and young adult fiction with illustrations by Peter Bailey; 2016 edition, recommended reading for ages 7 to 11.
For young readers who enjoy stories about animals, nature and rural life.
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.
