by Michael Morpurgo · Collins · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007693252
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«Toro! Toro!» is the historical children's and young adult novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by Collins in paperback (126 pages, in English).
Set in Spain during the Civil War, the story follows a boy linked to the world of fighting bulls as the conflict disrupts his surroundings; the narrative combines historical fiction, adventure, and animal presence.
The 2002 edition is illustrated by Michael Foreman; the cover shows a bullfighter in a suit of lights, a bull, and planes against an evening sky.
Recommended for young adult and teenage readers interested in the Spanish Civil War and stories with animals.
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.
