Meeting the famous author Michael Morpurgo!

CLORE TIKVA CHILDREN ‘MEET’ THE FAMOUS AUTHOR MICHAEL MORPURGO!

The children of Clore Tikva were

fortunate to have the opportunity to meet the famous Michael Morpurgo on World Book Day.

On Thursday 2^nd March, Years 4, 5 and 6 had an amazing opportunity to see the famous author Michael Morpurgo. He told us his life story and how he started to become an author.  He explained how his parents were actors and how he starred in War Horse on the stage. His book called War Horse has been adapted and made into a stage show, which has 23 puppets! This made us all want to go and see the show! Each puppet took 8 months to create. Michael’s favourite book is The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling.

During lockdown, Michael started to write poetry. He read one of his current poems about a tortoise. This poem taught us to slow down and enjoy life. We now realise that racing isn’t always the best option.

We feel very lucky to have ‘met’ Michael and to have had this amazing opportunity. He seemed like a very inspiring man. After the webinar, many children borrowed Michael Morpurgo’s books from our school library.