Michael Morpurgo is a much-loved writer from Britain. He was born on 5th October 1943 and grew subject at school and he studied it at university. After that, he became an officer (军官)in the army (军队), but he soon left and became a primary school teacher. French was his favorite subject at school and he studied it at university. This is when he found that he had a talent (天赋) for storytelling and soon began , writing stories for children." I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised (意识到) there was magic in it for me," he said.
Michael Morpurgo gave up teaching after 10 years and bought a farm with his wife. Together they from cities can come to spend time looking after animals.
Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books, mostly for children. He writes about children and films or plays, including War Horse, which is now well known around the world. Another popular book is Kensuke's Kingdom. He wrote it in 1999.
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Name: Michael Morpurgo Date of birth: Favourite school subject: First two jobs: Army officer and Name of the charity: Number of books written for children: Over 100 Popular books: , Kensuke's Kingdom and so on |
