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Flamingo Boy
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A stunning classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for listeners of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION
This is a landmark new novel form the nation’s favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young autistic boy lives on his parents’ farm among the salt flats, and the flamingos that live there. There are lots of things he doesn’t understand: but he does know how to heal animals. He loves routine, and music too: and every week he goes to market with his mother, to ride his special horse on the town carousel.
But then the Germans come, with their guns, and take the town. A soldier shoots a flamingo from the sky, and it falls to earth terribly injured. And even worse is to come: the carousel is damaged, the horses broken. For this vulnerable boy, everything is falling apart.
Only there’s a kind sergeant among the Germans – a man with a young boy of his own at home, a man who trained as a carpenter. Between them, perhaps boy and man can mend what has been broken – and maybe even the whole town…
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"Please invite this wonderful story in, you won't regret it. History is rarely more movingly alive." (Morris Gleitzman)
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- Anonymous User
- 02-01-2020
Wonderful.
I was pre-reading this for my 16 year old with Autism because he gets worried about books with WW2 themes but I didn’t expect to love it so much! I loved it because of the Autism theme, but also because of everything else. Narrator was perfect. Buying the hard copy for my kids.
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- Michael
- 20-11-2018
Classic Morpurgo
As usual Michael Morpurgo draws you in with strong lovable characters. Beautiful story and very well narrated
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