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Item Details
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FARM BOY
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| By: |
Michael Morpurgo, Derek Jacobi, Michael Morpurgo |
| Format: |
Downloadable audio file |
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£1.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0007420846 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780007420841 |
| Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
4 October, 2010 |
| Edition: |
Unabridged edition |
| Description: |
Read by Derek Jacobi and Michael Morpurgo |
| Synopsis: |
Read by Derek Jacobi and Michael MorpurgoSet on a farm in rural Devon, this is a collection of Grandpa's reminiscences and stories as told to his grandson. Grandpa's nature and his touching relationship with the boy is evoked superbly by Michael Morpurgo's writing.This two-voice read brings the characters to life as the story of Grandpa's `shame' (the fact that he cannot read and write) unfolds.Derek Jacobi is sensitive and compelling in the role of Grandpa, inspiring a true sense of achievement and triumph as he finally tells his own story in his own words. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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