Perfect for ages 5+, the series is being reissued with a bright new look and some brand new stories, starting with 2 new tales in Hee Haw Hurray. We had great fun reading it, and, as her reading skills are developing, she was joining in reading too.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Fed up of putting the telly on when my granddaughter was with me after school (the weather wasn’t good enough to play out) I sat and read this book to her. Kittens Woolfrik and Perigold set up a monster-hunting stall, although business is slow, as there appear to be no monsters on the islands of Pawdor. His novel War Horse has been successfully adapted as a West End and Broadway theatre play and a major film by Steven Spielberg. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, Blue Peter Book Award and the Whitbread Award.

If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. Can the Real Pigeons solve the mystery of the bird-bottler, catch up with a criminal ostrich, and foil the evil plans of Mr Pie, who wants to do unspeakable things to baby blackbirds? Mossop's eyesight is not so good though, his claws need sharpening and he prefers to cat nap all day. So when Farmer Rafferty tells him to catch twenty-six mice by sunset, all the animals have to pull together to give Mossop one last chance. This is a fab collection of six funny animal stories that are perfect for newly independent readers or as a transition from picture books.

a succinctly engaging tear-jerker, it is also full of happiness and affection and has a joyful ending… It is also about people who care enough to look after each other, offering a lesson in life as well as history. Each one tells the tale of different animals on an exciting adventure at the farmyard behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm. Created in partnership with Harper Collins, this Mudpuddle Farm Michael Morpurgo Activity Pack is perfect for use with children aged between 5-7 years old.

We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. A fox is on the loose, and all the animals except Albertine the goose have hidden themselves inside. It's full of lovely resources relating to Michael Morpurgo's collection of short stories ‘Six Animal Adventures'.

Michael was Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005, and founded the charity Farms for City Children with his wife, Clare. Additionally, there is an extract from the text, followed by a warm-up task, and a discussion activity. A former Children's Laureate, Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.A brand new Mudpuddle Farm book from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, hilariously illustrated throughout by Shoo Rayner, and perfect for readers of 5 and up. Could this be the year the determined sheepdog catches the moles and voles and mice and bugs hiding in the corn? They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. Michael Morpurgo Month: 'A Medal for Leroy' Activity Pack - This activity pack supports reading the story ‘A Medal for Leroy’ with your KS2 class.

Each activity within this Mudpuddle Farm Michael Morpurgo Pack contains an adult guidance sheet, which includes an overview of the story, as well as a range key questions to target pupils’ comprehension. Albertine is safe on her island in the pond - at least so she thinks, until the fox starts swimming towards her. He is also the author of WAR HORSE, which has been made into a Tony Award-winning Broadway play and a Golden Globe-nominated film.A charming series of adventures for younger readers, featuring a family of all sorts of animals that live in the farmyard behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm.