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Why is Michael Morpurgo famous for?
He is a famous and award-winning English author and poet who is known best for children’s novels – including Private Peaceful, War Horse, and The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips.
What is Michael Morpurgo’s greatest achievement?
In 2007, Morpurgo was awarded with an OBE and then in 2018, he was given a knighthood in recognition of his services to literature and charity work. Despite all of this, Michael Morpurgo himself says that starting the Farms for City Children charity with his wife is still his greatest achievement.
Why did Michael Morpurgo get an OBE?
He was awarded an OBE in 2007 and a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours in 2018 for services to literature and charity. He has written over 130 books, including War Horse, which was adapted for a hugely successful stage production by the National Theatre and then, in 2011, for a film directed by Steven Spielberg.
What did Michael Morpurgo do in his childhood?
His father was an actor and his mother was an actress too! He grew up in St Albans, England. When Michael was younger he used to visit the ` Isles of Scilly`. Michael educated at university,(King’s university to be precise) After that, he became a primary school teacher in Kent.
Who is Michael Morpurgo and what did he do?
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most famous British children’s story writers, who has been hailed as the Children’s Laureate. To know more about his childhood, profile, career and timeline read on
When did Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo come out?
This book won the Children’s Book Award in 2000. Private Peaceful (2003) is set during the first world war and telling the story of two brothers, Charlie and Tommo. It won the 2005 Red House Children’s Book Award and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the 2004 Whitbread Children’s Book Award.
What are the main themes of Michael Morpurgo’s work?
Common themes in Morpurgo’s work include nature and environmental issues, community and interdependence, and relationships between the old and the young. He often depicts people coming together and helping each other in times of crisis, such as war and natural disasters.
How did Michael Morpurgo become a story teller?
After graduating from the ‘King’s College London’, he got employed at a primary school as a teacher where he narrated stories to his students. This story-telling exercise made him find the hidden story-teller in him and eventually, he embarked on his journey as an author.