Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm: A Farms for City Children Book
By Michael Morpurgo
Read by Alison Reid
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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$21.99
ISBN: 9780008585457
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$41.99
ISBN: 9780008585471
Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever. Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm. Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows, and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him. From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.
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Summary
Summary
Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.
Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm.
Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows, and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him.
From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.
Author
Author Bio: Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo, former Children’s Laureate of Britain, is the author of War Horse, called “superb” by the New York Times Book Review and now a major motion picture. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity. His writing has won numerous award, including the Whitbread Children’s Book Award, the California Young Reader Medal, the Red House Children’s Book Award, and France’s Prix Sorcieres, among others and others. He lives in Devon, England, with his wife, Clare. Together they founded the charity Farms for City Children, which gives children from urban areas an opportunity to spend a week working on a farm in the countryside.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 0.68 |
| Audience: | Children (4–7) |
| Language: | English |
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