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Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm
A Farms for City Children Book (Related to this series)
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator
- Alison Reid
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 28 April 2022
- Run Time
- 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.
Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm.
Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows, and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him.
From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.
Critics Review
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PRAISE FOR MICHAEL MORPURGO
'From the first sentence of a Michael Morpurgo book, you know you are in the hands of a natural storyteller’ Guardian
‘Michael Morpurgo is one of the country’s most respected authors for younger children’ The Times
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Details
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator
- Alison Reid
- Duration
- 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008408671
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Farm animals, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ponies, horses and related animals
Synopsis
Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever. Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm. Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows, and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him. From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.
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