HarperCollins Listen to the Moon.

by Michael Morpurgo

Listen To The Moon A Classic Wartime ChildrenS Story Of Love And Courage Product Type Abis Book Language English.

448 pages, Paperback

Published July 4, 2024

About the author

Sir Michael Andrew Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, he was evacuated to Cumberland during the last years of the Second World War, then returned to London, moving later to Essex. After a brief and unsuccessful spell in the army, he took up teaching and started to write. He left teaching after ten years in order to set up 'Farms for City Children' with his wife. They have three farms in Devon, Wales and Gloucestershire, open to inner city school children who come to stay and work with the animals. In 1999 this work was publicly recognised when he and his wife were invested a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to youth. In 2003, he was advanced to an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) in 2004. He was knighted in the 2018 for his services to literature and charity. He is also a father and grandfather, so children have always played a large part in his life. Every year he and his family spend time in the Scilly Isles, the setting for three of his books.

Reviews

[Anne Carlill]

Someone recommended this to me. I thought, ‘not another WW 1 story’ however I loved it. It’s a great read for anyone over about 11years. Morpurgo has researched The Lusitania sinking so well - and woven it into a beautifully written story.

[Udani Shilpeswarage]

Unrealistic the survival of the 'Lost Lucy' maybe, but like any other Michael Morpurgo book it gives that feeling of wanting to know how it ends yet at the same time not wanting it to come to an end either.

[DayDreamer8912]

5/5
Review to come