MICHAEL MORPURGO X6BK SET

Six best-loved novels by award-winning author of ‘War Horse’ brought together in a beautiful box. Tales of animals wartime and the spirit it takes to survive will enchant readers young and old.A perfect introduction to Michael Morpurgo’s enthralling storytelling for new readers and a classic collection for fans.WAR HORSEIn the deadly chaos of the First World War one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery with bullets knocking riders from his back Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times. One horse has seen the best and the worst of humanity. The power of war and the beauty of peace. This is his story.THE BUTTERFLY LIONWhen Bertie is a little boy he rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.KENSUKE’S KINGDOMWashed up on an island in the Pacific Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water he curls up and closes his eyes ready for the end. When he wakes there is a plate beside him of fish of fruit and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone …PRIVATE PEACEFULYoung Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood memories from the battlefields of the First World War. But the clock is ticking and every moment Tommo spends remembering means another moment closer to something that will change his life forever.SHADOWNever has Aman needed a friend more than when a springer spaniel appears before him one day. The dog becomes a constant companion a shadow and that's what Aman decides to call her. But life in Afghanistan is becoming more dangerous by the moment and eventually Aman and Shadow must find the courage to leave. But how far can Shadow lead them? And in this terrifying new world is anywhere really safe?AN ELEPHANT IN THE GARDENIt’s 1945 and the bombing of Dresden is imminent. Before the bombs start to fall Lizzie’s zookeeper mother brings home the one animal she can’t bear to lose: Marlene the elephant. When Lizzie and her family join the thousands of other refugees fleeing the city they end up with more than one unusual companion …