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Sparrow the true story of Joan of Arc

Morpurgo, Michael more...

Format: Paperback
Library Classification: Junior Fiction
BIC Subjects: Historical fiction
Audience: Children/juvenile
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollins Children's Books
Publication Date: 15/06/2012
Place of Publication: United Kingdom

RRP: $14.99
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loise has always loved Joan of Arc. Noble, honest and brave, she was everything Eloise wishes to be. And on a bright sunny day in Orleans, Eloise has a very special daydream…A superb re-imagining of Joan of Arc by master storyteller and author of WAR HORSE. Ages: 9+.

Praise for Michael Morpurgo: "Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching." -- The 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's gift is to make this long-ago world of danger and heartbreak accessible without ever patronising his young readers." -- Sunday Mercury "Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skillful, 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." -The Guardian.

Title: Sparrow
Subtitle: the true story of Joan of Arc
Contributors: By (author) Michael Morpurgo

ISBN 13: 9780007465958
ISBN 10: 0007465955

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollins Children's Books
Publication Date: 15/06/2012
Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
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BIC Subjects: Historical fiction

NBS Classification: Children's Fiction

Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Weight: 209g