King of the Cloud Forests

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Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester in 1849, the eldest daughter of a family which emigrated to America in 1865 after the father's death.

He also meets Jemima the pig: she smells and she slobbers, she breaks out of her pen to steal potatoes, and she’s the undisputed queen of the farm. To touch the lives of children, to witness their listening and reading silence, is reward enough in itself. When Japan invades China, Ashley Anderson is sent away with his Uncle Sung to walk through the mighty Himalayas to Tibet and then to India from where they would sail to England to where his grandmother lives. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.

It turned out to have been the worst mistake he could have ever made – and one which he must put right before it is too late. Taken like that it could be from the 1920s or 30s, a story from the era of the Boys' Own Paper and Chums. War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe.

I first read it a frightening 30 years ago, so this is a re-read of a treasured paperback, signed by the author with the inscription,"Love from the Yetis". We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.

This compelling and uplifting story about friendship, brotherhood and battling against the odds will grip all who read it. It’s a gem of a book and one that like Escape from Shangri-Lawill appeal equally to someone of 10 or 110.

Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies, lost and with no memory of who she is, or how she came to be there.A rollicking adventure starting off with a missionary settlement in China being invaded by the Japanese, causing a British boy, Ashley, and his Chinese mentor to flee, only to see the boy end up with …wait for it. I also want to say a big thank you to the editor of this book because they make things better than they originally were. It is a deceptively simple story but written with such style that at times it becomes breathtaking to read. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.

They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. Ashley and his Uncle Sung, have to flee China and they have to survive living alone in the mountains, during winter, which is hard. In the tradition of Goodnight Mr Tom, Carrie's War, and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, King of the Cloud Forests is a novel that takes children to the heart of a tumultuous period in history. Michael Morpurgo, began writing stories in the early '70's, in response to the children in his class at the primary school where he taught in Kent. If there is a failing in the book it is that: Ashley would not have done well growing up in the Empire.

Orphaned Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after World War II and has to leave everything behind, including his sister. Action for Children’s Arts is delighted to recognise Michael’s outstanding contribution by presenting him with the J M Barrie Award 2016. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.