SPARROW:THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC
Eloise has always loved Joan of Arc. Noble, honest and brave, she was everything Eloise wishes to be. And on a bright sunny day in Orleans, Eloise has a very special daydream
A superb re-imagining of Joan of Arc by master storyteller and author of War Horse.
"There was only one creature on this earth who really knew Joan. He was a sparrow, just an ordinary sparrow He was her best friend on this earth, maybe her only friend, too."
A young girl faces an impossible task - to save her beloved France from tyrants. To free her country, Joan will lose everyone she has ever loved. But she listens to her heart and believes in her calling.
Through patience, perseverance and unbreakable spirit, Joan of Arc leads armies to victory and finds the strength to face the cruellest of destinies.
Edad recomendada: a partir de 13 años
MORPURGO MICHAEL
Sir Michael Andrew Morpurgo nacido como Michael Andrew Bridge; 5 de octubre de 1943 es un autor, poeta, dramaturgo y libretista inglés célebre por sus obras en el campo de la literatura infantil y juvenil. Se convirtió en el tercer laureado infantil, de 2003 a 2005, y actualmente es el presidente de BookTrust, la mayor organización benéfica de lectura infantil del Reino Unido. También ha recibido numerosos premios, entre los que habría que destacar el Whitbread 1995 , el Prix Sorcières 2001 o el Hampshire Book 2005 .
