by Michael Morpurgo · HarperCollinsChildrensBooks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007267026
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«Running Wild» is the adventure and survival novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by HarperCollinsChildrensBooks in paperback (348 pages, in English).
After losing his father in the Iraq war, Will travels with his mother to Indonesia. When a tsunami hits the beach, the elephant Oona flees with Will on her back and heads into the jungle. There, with just a shirt and a bottle of water, the boy survives thanks to his bond with the elephant, in a story of friendship and resilience.
The novel was published on May 27, 2010 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal in 2011. Michael Morpurgo is also the author of 'War Horse' and 'Born to Run'.
For young readers ages 9 and up who enjoy stories about animals, adventure and survival.
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.
