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16%OFFMichael Morpurgo - Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm) - 9780007274635 - V9780007274635
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Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm)

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Description for Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm) Paperback. A charming series of adventures for younger readers, featuring a family of all sorts of animals that live in the farmyard behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm.. Illustrator(s): Rayner, Shoo. Series: Mudpuddle Farm. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 5AG; YFP. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.

Join the fun on the farm!

A charming story from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, hilariously illustrated throughout by Shoo Rayner, and perfect for readers of 5 and up.

Two funny farmyard stories for younger readers.

Jigger’s Day Off
“Time has come for harvest, Jigger. So I shan’t be needing you all day. It’s your day off, my dear.”

Jigger the sheepdog has just one day off a year. Just one day to chase all those little animals hiding in the corn. But even the best plans go wrong…

And Pigs Might Fly!
“Flying was not nearly as easy as it looked. Pintsize stood up on his back trotters and flapped his front ones – trotters, he thought, would do just as well as wings.”

It’s a long hot summer, and Pintsize the piglet wonders if it might be cooler in the sky. But when he tries to fly, he annoys just about everyone. It’s time he learned his lesson…

Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Mudpuddle Farm
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007274635
SKU
V9780007274635
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About Michael Morpurgo
Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL is a writer, playwright, performer and librettist. The author of more than 150 children’s books, he has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and in almost 40 languages. A former teacher and vocal spokesperson for the benefits of reading for pleasure, he is currently the President of Book Trust. Between 2003–2005 he was Children’s Laureate and in 2018 he was knighted for services to literature and charity. Many of Michael’s books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the phenomenal National Theatre adaptation of War Horse, which has been seen by over 10 million people in over 100 cities around the world, broke the West End record for weekly ticket sales, and won 5 Tony Awards and 2 Olivier Awards. Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.

Reviews for Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm)
Praise for Michael Morpurgo: “Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.” Guardian “Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects.” Daily Telegraph “There are few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” Daily Express “Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skilful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrative” Elizabeth Reilly, British Council “The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.” Guardian

Goodreads reviews for Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm)


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