10 Interesting Michael Morpurgo Facts

Michael Morpurgo Facts provide the information about the English children writer. There are more than 100 books that he had written. The 100th book has the title Private Peaceful. If you want to know more about him, see the detail post below:

Michael Morpurgo Facts 1: date of birth

Morpurgo was born on October 5th, 1943 in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Michael Morpurgo Facts 2: making a book

Many authors work on desk when they want to write a book. Morpurgo is very unique since he writes it while sitting on the bed popped up with some pillows.

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Michael Morpurgo Facts 3: favorite authors

There are some favorite authors of Morpurgo. Those include Ted Hughes, Rudyard Kipling and Robert Louis Stevenson. Check out another famous writer in JK Rowling facts.

Michael Morpurgo Facts 4: hobbies

Do you know the hobbies of Morpuosgo? He likes watching TV. The favorite program that he likes to watch is the documentary one.

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Michael Morpurgo Facts 5: Farms for City Children project

Farms for City Children project was created by Morpurgo and Clare, his wife. This project is very beneficial for the development of the children. They will have a chance to work in a farm. They can learn and play in outdoor area.

Michael Morpurgo Facts 6: a teacher

Before he was famous as a writer, Morpurgo worked as a primary school teacher in Kent.

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Michael Morpurgo Facts 7: writing

Even though Morpurgo likes to writer stories, he hated the process of rewriting and editing. He also likes to write in a quiet place even though he enjoys listening to Mozart.

Michael Morpurgo Facts 8: school

When he was at school, the main subject that he liked a lot was French. When he enrolled in the university, he chose this subject as his major.

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Michael Morpurgo Facts 9: family life

Talking about his family life, Morpurgo’s wife is Clare. Both have three children: Sebastian, Horatio and Rosalind. Now they have some grandchildren too.

Michael Morpurgo Facts 10: Officer of the Order of the British Empire

In 2006, Morpurgo received Officer of the Order of the British Empire/ OBE.  He became the children’s Laureate in 2003.

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Some of his notable books include Why the Whales Came, The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, Not Bad for a Bad Lad, Out of the Ashes and many more.   Please comment on facts about Michael Morpurgo?