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Little Manfred (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Michael Morpurgo Play Audiobook Sample

Little Manfred Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: Michael Morpurgo
Little Manfred (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Michael Morpurgo Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Daniel Philpott Publisher: HarperCollins Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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The heart-lifting, heart-breaking new story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller.

In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended. This is the story of how it got there...When the Bismarck sinks; one of the only German survivors is taken on board a British ship as a prisoner of war. Sent to live with a host family, Walter must adapt to a new way of life, in the heart of an enemy country. Gradually, though, he finds a friend in ten-year-old Grace. So when the time finally comes to go back to Germany, it's an emotional parting, with Walter leaving Grace with only a carved wooden dog to remember him by. The question is, will Walter and Grace ever meet again? In 1966, with the World Cup coming to Britain, that opportunity may just have come along....

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"Lovely story based on the true story of a toy dog made by German prisoners of war that is now in the Imperial War Museum. The kind of book I could imagine reading to a group of children and them all being completely gripped by it."

— Jenni (5 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Little Manfred is enjoyable and well researched, but I felt that it lacked the depth of character that Morpurgo novels usually have. I really liked the historical notes at the back - a great opener for discussions with children. "

    — Rebecca, 11/22/2013
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    " I found it a interesting book. Good if you are learning about world war II. "

    — Ruben, 7/25/2012
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    " A delightful illustrated story about children whose mother has a beloved wooden toy called Manfred from her childhood. "

    — Sbe, 7/23/2012
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    " Another solid Morpurgo, with the usual balance of humanity and history. Lovely. "

    — skippity_doo, 6/3/2012
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    " My ten year old son loved this book ... Read it in one day... Unheard of ! "

    — Katrin, 4/16/2012

About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo, former Children’s Laureate of Britain, is the author of War Horse, called “superb” by the New York Times Book Review and now a major motion picture. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity. His writing has won numerous award, including the Whitbread Children’s Book Award, the California Young Reader Medal, the Red House Children’s Book Award, and France’s Prix Sorcieres, among others and others. He lives in Devon, England, with his wife, Clare. Together they founded the charity Farms for City Children, which gives children from urban areas an opportunity to spend a week working on a farm in the countryside.

About Daniel Philpott

Daniel Philpott trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and, after success in the prestigious Carleton Hobbs Award for Radio Drama, has been prolific in BBC Radio and the Spoken Word industry. His theater work includes numerous productions on the London fringe. As an audiobook narrator, he has read George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and numerous others.