My Father Is a Polar Bear - Hardcover

Michael Morpurgo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406306576 ISBN 13: 9781406306576

Publisher: Walker Books, 2015

Synopsis

My Father is a Polar Bear

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Morpurgo was 2003-2005 Children's Laureate, has written over 100 books and is the winner of many awards, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize, the Blue Peter Award and the Red House Children's Book Award. His books are translated and read around the world and his hugely popular novel War Horse is now both a critically acclaimed stage play and a highly successful film. Michael and his wife, Clare, live in Devon. Visit Michael's website at: www.michaelmorpurgo.com. Felicita Sala was born in Rome but grew up in Perth, Australia, where she graduated in European languages and philosophy. After a time spent between France and Spain she eventually settled back in Italy, where she now works on various illustration and animation projects and runs art workshops for children. Felicita has created illustrations for Delicious magazine, Tesco Real Food magazine, ELI editions, L'Unita, E/O Editions, Nuova Ecologia magazine, Cometa magazine and Tapirulan illustrator's calendar. Felicita lives in Rome with her husband and baby daughter and this is her first book for children. You can find out more about her work at: felicitasala.blogspot.co.uk

Review:

Morpurgo is a genius. This story is so convincingly narrated by the central character, that the reader almost believes it is autobiographical. Since their father's disappearance, two brothers have remained intensely curious about him, while getting on with life. The complex code of relationships between parents and children are for readers to decipher [...] Sala's pencil and wash illustrations perfectly complement this sophisticated and gripping story. * Inis Reading Guide * Award-winning Michael Morpurgo tells a poignant short story drawing on his own experience about a boy's search for his missing father... Recalling his own childhood as he tells of Andrew's, Michael Morpurgo sensitively captures a little boy's sense of loss and confusion as well as his healing acceptance of the situation. * Julia Eccleshare's Pick of the Month, Lovereading4kids * Illustrated book from the much-loved author Michael Morpurgo. Great for starting conversation with your children or grandchildren. * Daily Mirror *

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1406306576
• ISBN 13: 9781406306576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Felicita Sala