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My Heart Was a Tree
Poems and Stories to Celebrate Trees
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Discover the beauty and wonder of trees in this stunningly illustrated collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees and what they mean to the world around us . . . Inspired by the woods around his home, the mighty forests that support our life on Earth,...
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See moreA stunningly beautiful illustrated gift collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees, and their importance to us and the natural world. Written by bestselling author and national treasure Sir Michael Morpurgo and illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Yuval Zommer, this is a joyful treasure trove to dip into time and again.
A stunningly beautiful illustrated gift collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees, and their importance to us and the natural world. Written by bestselling author and national treasure Sir Michael Morpurgo and illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Yuval Zommer, this is a joyful treasure trove to dip into time and again.
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Discover the beauty and wonder of trees in this stunningly illustrated collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees and what they mean to the world around us . . .
Inspired by the woods around his home, the mighty forests that support our life on Earth, and the Ted Hughes poem which gives this book its title, My Heart Was a Tree is a celebration, and Sir Michael Morpurgo's love letter to trees.
There are stories from an ancient olive remembering Odysseus and Penelope, and from a eucalyptus that gave shelter to a koala; from a piece of driftwood that was made into a chair, and from a tiny sapling carried by a refugee as a reminder of home.
These are poems and stories that will amuse, move and energise families and readers of all ages to appreciate the beauty and wonder of trees.
Yuval Zommer's beautiful, detailed illustrations bring the natural world to life, and make My Heart Was a Tree a book to pore over for hours and hours, discovering something new each time.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529094800
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Two Hoots
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Yuval Zommer
- Illustrated by Yuval Zommer
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 237.0mm
Height: 300.0mm
Weight: 532g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in Britain, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Former Children's Laureate, he has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011 and the much loved Private Peaceful. He has won many prizes including the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature. Yuval Zommer graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Illustration. He is an award-winning author and illustrator whose work has been translated into twenty-five languages. His bestselling 'Big Book Of.' series teaches children about our planet and the creatures on it. Zommer is an environmentalist.
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