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020			_a9781405229258
040			_aFISKH _beng _cFISKH _dFISKH
050			_aPZ7.M82712 W
082			_a823.914
100			_aMorpurgo, Michael _d(1943-)
245			_aWhy the whales came / _cMichael Morpurgo
250			_aThis edition first published in 2017
260			_aLondon : _bEgmont, _c1985
300			_a179 pages : _c20 cm
505			_aT
520			_aAdventure fiction. A stunning story of friendship and our natural world set against the backdrop of the First World War. From the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. Gracie and her friend Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman and his side of the island. But then they find a message in the sand and discover the Birdman is not who they thought. But his warnings to stay away from the abandoned and cursed Samson Island stay with them. And when those warnings seem to be coming true, Gracie and Daniel must find out what the Birdman knows - before it's too late... Why the Wales Came is a gripping historical tale full of adventure and friendship, from the author of War Horse. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won 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. 10 yrs+
521	8		_a790 _bLexile
521	8		_aT _bRaz-Plus
650			_2Children's fiction _aWWI
650			_2Michael Morpurgo _aFiction
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