The Fox and the Ghost King

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Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching. Guardian If you have a young football fan in your life who can tell you that Football + Foxes = Leicester City, then this might be the read for them. Even if they aren’t a big fan of football, this fun tale combines foxes with sport, history and even a touch of Shakespeare as it provides a supernatural reason for why the underdogs won the Premiere League last season. If I’m honest I would have liked a bit more to have happened between the foxes and the ghost, but as it stands it’s fun and fast and cleverly ties up some of the more unusual occurrences in the city of Leicester over recent years. A warm and funny story for younger readers, about two foxes, a ghost and one of the biggest archaeological discoveries in living memory… Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap...

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Inspired by Leicester City’s historic premiership win, The Fox and the Ghost King was first created for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and tells of how a fox’s discovery of the body of Richard III changes the fate of his favourite team. Michael Morpurgo has now grown the original story, creating a beautiful fable of an underdog win and the love between a father and son. This book will delight fans young and old alike and sits perfectly in the canon of classic animals fables created by Michael Morpurgo.You can also read about his life in War Child to War Horse,a collaborative biography with Maggie Fergusson.

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Reference Col 1 Times Books A-Z Astronomy Gardening National Parks National Trust Books Road Maps & Atlases World Atlases A typically well-told tale from Morpurgo - prompted by theories concerning the co-incidence of Richard III's car-park resurrection and the spectacular success of Leicester City FC.