Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare.
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A cat's nine lives are full of adventure and excitement and none more so than Montezuma the farmyard cat. From a young kitten to a grand old cat he is cunning and proud while establishing his kingdom but to Matthew he's always loving and adorable. A great read that kids aged 9+ will love.
Michael Morpurgo again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with this collection of stories. Famed for animal stories such as Little Foxes Shadow The Butterfly Lion and An Eagle in the Snow The Nine Lives of Montezuma is every bit as enthralling. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award the Smarties Award the Circle of Gold Award the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
