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Quick facts for kids Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL | |
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| Born | Michael Andrew Bridge (1943-10-05) 5 October 1943 (age 81) St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
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| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Notable works | War Horse, Why the Whales Came, Private Peaceful |
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| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Tony Van Bridge (father) Kippe Cammaerts (mother) |
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge MorpurgoOBE FRSL FKC DL (néBridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982).
His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War.
Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTr