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The Giant's Necklace

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In 1999 this work was publicly recognised when he and his wife were awarded an MBE for services to youth. He is also a father and grandfather, so children have always played a large part in his life. Every year he and his family spend time in the Scilly Isles, the setting for three of his books. Pupils should be taught to identify the audience and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form, and using other similar writing as models for their own. Morpurgo added: “Storymakers and storytellers like Barrie, and like all the previous winners of this award, have given us the hope and faith children need, we need, to keep flying, have sustained us through dark and troubled times, have banished doubt. To touch the lives of children, to witness their listening and reading silence, is reward enough in itself. This is simply the icing on the cake.”

I think that this book is a masterpiece of words, includes the crucial elements which I think make a lovely story, which are creativity, a little bit a of sadness and emotion, some mystery and a little happiness at some point. She tries to escape, but then suddenly a huge wave comes and takes her away. As she goes down she is conscious that she is drowning and clutches her shells to her chest. Those are her last thinking thoughts before the sea takes her away. Here is one of the main clues that she died. I kind of guessed she died from here but then since the story continues and she is still in it, it came to me as a little surprise that she died. Michael's books have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Bulgarian and Hungarian, Hebrew and Japanese. He travels all over the UK and abroad talking to people of all ages at literary festivals, telling his stories and encouraging them to tell theirs. Michael Morpurgo is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. A son and grandson of actors, Michael has acting in his blood and enjoys collaborating and performing live adaptations of his books at festivals, concerts and theatres.Pupils should be taught to use further organisational and presentational devices to structure text and to guide the reader. Written by Michael Morpurgo, who is a fantastic author, he has the skills and the expertise to drag you into the story and have you clinging on to the characters, hoping that everything will be okay in the end. This story is a ghost story, but not a scary one, although young and sensitive children will probably feel upset and very emotional and cry. Later, down on the beach, Mum reads, dad dozes and the boys dive, snorkel and swim, while Cherry gathers more shells. Her family leave one by one reminding her to watch the tide and not to swim alone. But the tide sneaks up on her and she is cut off from safety. As ever, it's a well told tale that has excellent descriptive sections (the waves as white horses) and excitement (as we worry for Cherry in the incoming tides).

She is so immersed in collecting these shells she does not notice a storm rolling in and the tide rising until it is too late and she is cut off from the little cove leading to her home. David Wood, chair of Action for Children’s Arts, said Morpurgo is “one of our greatest storytellers”. You can also read about his life in War Child to War Horse,a collaborative biography with Maggie Fergusson.Michael Morpurgo has thrilled and delighted huge numbers of young readers since becoming a children’s author in the early 1970s," Wood said. "Action for Children’s Arts is delighted to recognise Michael’s outstanding contribution by presenting him with the J M Barrie Award 2016. His work will undoubtedly, like Peter Pan, stand the test of time, making him a truly worthy recipient of this award." In November 2016 Michael Morpurgo won the J M Barrie Award for his contribution to children’s literature.This award is given every year by Action for Children’s Arts to a “children’s arts practitioner” whose lifetime’s work has delighted children and will stand the test of time. The beautiful illustrations throughout will help children have a better connection with the story, and help them to visualise the words that they are reading.

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