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As children return to school, Michael Morpurgo questions whether we are educating our children....or programming them. "The pandemic has found us out," Michael writes, "shown us how ridiculous and absurd and sad" is the rigidity of a system of education so dictated and dominated by endless data gathering and exams. He argues that we must use this opportunity - where so much is up for grabs - to take a serious look at what needs to change.

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the butterfly lion by michael morpugo

Luxury collector’s hardback gift edition.“All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will. I won’t ever forget you.”A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion.

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I confess that I’ve always harboured a little inverse snobbery about the work of the much lauded Michael Morpurgo. It dates back to an event by Mr Gum author Andy Stanton, who spent a conside…

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children's books with the title if you like michael morugo, try these

Michael Morpugo has a loyal fanbase among readers who enjoy his stories of wartime, animals and adventure. With hundreds of books to date, Michael Morpurgo's award-winning stories have become modern classics in primary school classrooms. ​ Books For Topics have put together a list of ten similar books for those looking for their next read after Michael Morpurgo; or educators wanting to keep pupils excited about reading. Perfect for entertainment or learning about historic topics through…

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Walking in Fulham Palace Gardens recently, Michael Morpurgo passed a small girl of about four who smiled at him, then stopped in her tracks. “She looked at me and said, ‘Are you a really old man?’” The girl’s carer was mortified, “but I went, ‘It’s not terrible, it’s a child speaking the truth. Yes, I am a very old man.’” Morpurgo rocks with delight. At 80, he is not so very old, but a month ago had heart surgery. After his GP sent him for tests, the hospital looked at his results and kept…

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