Dear Olly [electronic resource]
Morpurgo, Michael2010
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Read by Paul McGann, ‘Dear Olly’ was written by Michael Morpurgo in 2000.A stunning performance and narrative. Ollie’s brother wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university. Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger. Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose central theme exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.
Main title:
Dear Olly [electronic resource] / Michael Morpurgo
Author:
Morpurgo, Michael, AuthorMcGann, Paul, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2010
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 4-5
Biography/History:
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.
ISBN:
9780007420568
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2889529