by Michael Morpurgo · Corgi Yearling · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780440865070
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«The Last Wolf» is Michael Morpurgo's historical adventure novel for young readers, published by Corgi Yearling in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Set in the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie, it follows Robbie McLeod, an orphan who forms a bond of trust with an orphaned wolf cub. Together they move away from a land of rebels and redcoats; the wolf's company is his only constant. It is a story of courage, loyalty, and the search for home.
Novel illustrated by Michael Foreman. The cover identifies Morpurgo as a Whitbread Prize-winning author; this edition is the 2003 «New Ed».
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 11, especially those seeking animal adventures with historical settings.
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.
