TORO! TORO!

Foreman, Michael; Morpurgo, Michael

ISBN 10: 0007105517 / ISBN 13: 9780007105519

Edité par Collins, London, 2001

A propos de cet article

Signed first printing of this heartfelt tale of a Spanish boy's efforts to save a calf from the bullfighting ring on the eve of the Spanish Civil War. THE GUARDIAN identifies Michael Foreman as "one of the best-known British writer-illustrators," in part thanks to his remarkable output: since he began his career in 1961, he has published over 300 books for children and adults. He has earned two Kate Greenaway Medals, and has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 8.5'' x 5.25''. Original red boards. Original unclipped (£9.99) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 128 pages. Signed by Morpurgo to half-title page. Binding spine ends a bit bumped. Clean and tight.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: TORO! TORO!
• Éditeur: Collins, London
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0007105517
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780007105519
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: First edition.
• État de l'article: Near fine in fine dust jacket.
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur
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Synopsis

Best-selling author Michael Morpurgo turns his storytelling skills to the drama and tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, illustrated by Michael Foreman.

TORO,TORO is the story of a young boy growing up in Andalucia, Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf and they become firm friends, but the boy doesn't yet understand the fate of the black bulls – the corrida and death. Later, when he learns of the horrors of the bull fight, he frees Paco, the black bull, and rides with him into the hills.There they witness the bombing of their village (it's the year 1936, and the Spanish Civil War has started) and Antonito cannot go back – his family and the farm are destroyed, and Paco has run off, wild with fright. He decides to stay in the hills, where he meets up with the Resistance fighters. During the War, Antonito hears stories round the campfire of the wonderful black bull, who becomes a symbol of freedom for them all. Could this really be Paco? But no-one has ever seen him. After the war, when Antonito is working as a muleteer in the mountains, he falls asleep and dreams of Paco. In the morning, he wakes to see hoof prints on the ground beside him…

A delightful story, full of nostalgia and drama in the author's own inimitable style. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.

À propos des auteurs

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Michael Foreman is one of the world’s best-loved children’s book illustrators. He has written and illustrated a vast range of books and has collaborated with many leading children’s authors including Michael Morpurgo and Terry Jones. His own books include the classics War Boy and War Game, winners of the Kate Greenaway Award and Smarties Book Prize respectively.