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Dear Olly
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Dear Olly
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Michael Morpurgo
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Illustrated by Christian Birmingham
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:128 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780006753339
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Illustrations |
30 b/w illus
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint |
HarperCollins Children's Books
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Publication Date |
1 October 2001 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines. Olly's brother Matt 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 not only exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.
Author Biography
Michael divides his time between his writing and running Farms for City Children, a charity which each year takes up to 3,000 children to a working farm for a week. Michael and his wife Clare were awarded MBEs this year for their work with the charity. Before the first farm opened 22 years ago, Morpurgo was a teacher and his knowledge of children's experiences, plus his experience of Farms enrich his writing enormously. Michael Morpurgo has won the Whitbread Children's Book Award, and the Smarties Book Prize.
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