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About the author 2000 british author michael morpurgo was born in st. He has written more than 150 novels and won many prizes. Michael morpurgo is one of britains bestloved childrens book writers. Michael morpurgo is the most popular uk childrens author after j k rowling, and arguably isnt in need of any extra exposure in this blog. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book i was reading.
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