Join best-selling author MICHAEL MORPURGO ‘LIVE’ from Portsmouth Central Library on Monday 23rd May from 10. Explore the spark of an idea in starting the writing process, map out your poetry project in your local area and create an inspiration scrapbook with this free PDF of classroom ideas. The suggested books and classroom activities below are perfect if you want to take part in Michael Morpurgo Month. Find classroom activity ideas and a 12-page PDF packed full of more lesson ideas and activities to explore alongside reading the book.

The Fox And The Ghost King by Michael Morpurgo - Booktopia The Fox And The Ghost King by Michael Morpurgo - Booktopia

The “rightful king of England” not only wants to be buried in a cathedral “like other kings and queens”, he also wants to the world to remember him as he was, not as how the “damn dramatist” Shakespeare made him out to be. His novel War Horse has been successfully adapted as a West End and Broadway theatre play and a major film by Steven Spielberg. We are opposite sides of the same coin and, although his work has never influenced mine, I admire the eloquent, considered voice of his best books.Let there be half an hour of storytime at the end of the day in primary schools up and down the country. This resource shares an extract from the story, describing the flamingos that live on the salt flats of the Camargue. David Wood, chair of Action for Children’s Arts, said Morpurgo is “one of our greatest storytellers”. As the city celebrates, the king and Fox are reunited on the football stadium and Fox asked asks King Richard how he did it. This was a really cute short story from Michael Morpurgo, about the year the Leicester city won the league and the remains of Richard III were found under a car park in the city.

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This book does not stray from his style; the way information is not directly told, but instead shown, is crucial for shaping the imagination of young minds and creating a beautiful story. The story of a family of foxes who are big football fans and will do anything to see their team win! They currently own three farms where over 2000 children a year stay for a week and experience the countryside by taking part in purposeful farmwork. Michael Foreman’s numerous books for children have earned him widespread recognition as one of the world’s leading illustrators.This book will delight fans young and old alike and sits perfectly in the canon of classic animals fables created by Michael Morpurgo. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

The Fox and the Ghost King – Collins The Fox and the Ghost King – Collins

Inspired by Leicester City’s historic premiership win, The Fox and the Ghost King was first created for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and tells of how a fox’s discovery of the body of Richard III changes the fate of his favourite team. Asking pupils to think about some of the words that younger children might find challenging and then writing a glossary to help them understand the book will help them reflect on their own comprehension and to practise communicating the meaning of words. Morpurgo captured what an achievement Leicester City winning the league was, combined with the incredible discovery of the remains of Richard III to create a truly wonderful and uplifting tale. In November 2016 Michael Morpurgo won the J M Barrie Award for his contribution to children’s literature. Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in.Leicester City Football team pulling off one of the greatest wins in football history and let’s not forget the discovery of the burial place of King Richard III and all the excitement this find had in the historical world and of course, being able to finally give the king the burial he deserved. A former Children's Laureate, Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children. If I’m honest I would have liked a bit more to have happened between the foxes and the ghost, but as it stands it’s fun and fast and cleverly ties up some of the more unusual occurrences in the city of Leicester over recent years. Michael's books have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Bulgarian and Hungarian, Hebrew and Japanese. He was sure to always stop on a cliffhanger so we’d have to wait a whole week to find out what happened next.

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Find out about the latest book in the 'Girl, Missing' series, Secret Sister, in this short video by author Sophie McKenzie. He sits outside the series-driven blockbusters so beloved of publishers nowadays: he hasn't created a Harry Potter or an Alex Rider – and I admire him for resisting that.g. Richard's title, he was Duke of Gloucester, not Duke of York - and due to the fact that the book could have been much longer. Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap. We have also given suggested activities you could do with your students to future explore the themes. You can also read about his life in War Child to War Horse,a collaborative biography with Maggie Fergusson.