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A tender, lyrical tale with conservational themes. Presented as a new gift edition with jacket, with evocative illustrations by Peter Bailey. Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo revisits the landscape of memories, the idyllic village of Bradwell, his childhood home fifty years before. The seaside village is peopled by quirky characters such as the three Stebbing sisters, the white moustachioed Colonel Burton and Bennie the village thug. But the heroine of this story is the serene Mrs Pettigrew, who lives in a railway carriage down in the marshes with her dogs, donkey, bees and hens and befriends the young Michael. Industrial reality intrudes, however, when plans are made to build a nuclear power station on the marshes, endangering Mrs Pettigrew's home and the gulls, kestrels and thousands of insects and plants that also belong there. A village battle ensues for and against the power station, and the young Michael finds himself caught up in the sad fate of Mrs Pettigrew and the landscape of his boyhood.
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Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the greatest storytellers for children writing today and has written more than one hundred books, the most famous of which, War Horse, has been adapted for stage and screen to international acclaim. He has won numerous major literary awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize and the Whitbread Children’s Book Award, and was Children’s Laureate 2003–2005. In 2006 he was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to literature, and in 2018 he was made a Knight Bachelor. Michael now lives on a farm in Devon with his wife, Clare, and describes himself as “oldish, married with three children, and a grandfather six times over”. Visit Michael's website at www.michaelmorpurgo.com.
Peter Bailey was born in India and grew up in London. Since graduating from the Brighton School of Art, his extraordinary career has seen him illustrate books by some of Britain's best-known authors and poets, including Allan Ahlberg, Philip Pullman and Alexander McCall Smith. For twenty years he also taught illustration at the Liverpool School of Art and many of his students have gone on to great success. Alongside his work for children, Peter has also illustrated books for adults for The Folio Society, including a collection of John Betjeman’s poetry.
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Condition: Good. Peter Bailey (illustrator). Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. Seller Inventory # wbs5039928100
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Peter Bailey (illustrator). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004770786
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Peter Bailey (illustrator). This copy is in new, unread, unmarked condition bound in illustrated paper covered boards. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. A tender, lyrical tale with conservational themes. Presented as a new gift edition with jacket, with evocative illustrations by Peter Bailey.Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo revisits the landscape of memories, the idyllic village of Bradwell, his childhood home fifty years before. The seaside village is peopled by quirky characters such as the three Stebbing sisters, the white moustachioed Colonel Burton and Bennie the village thug. But the heroine of this story is the serene Mrs Pettigrew, who lives in a railway carriage down in the marshes with her dogs, donkey, bees and hens and befriends the young Michael. Industrial reality intrudes, however, when plans are made to build a nuclear power station on the marshes, endangering Mrs Pettigrew's home and the gulls, kestrels and thousands of insects and plants that also belong there. A village battle ensues for and against the power station, and the young Michael finds himself caught up in the sad fate of Mrs Pettigrew and the landscape of his boyhood. Ref LL 3. Seller Inventory # 032647
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