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I Believe in Unicorns (Hardcover)

by Michael Morpurgo (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (7 Nov 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844281469
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844281466
  • Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 16 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 544,892 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Originally published as a short story in The Sunday Times, this rousing tale is set in a town in eastern Europe. In the local library, a boy becomes captivated by the stories he hears read aloud by the librarian, who sits astride a model unicorn. When war comes, the library is burned, but the children manage to rescue the books. They guard the books throughout the occupation, and when the war ends, they resurrect the library, full of their beloved books.


About the Author

Michael Morpurgo, who has been the Children's Laureate, is widely recognized as a master story-teller, and has won numerous awards for his work, including the Smarties Book Prize, the Writer's Guild Award and the Children's Book Award (for "The Wreck of the Zanzibar"). Michael lives in Devon where he and his wife Clare run three charity farms.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very exciting but a bit sad at the end, 9 Nov 2006
By LeBoucher (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Believe in Unicorns (Paperback)
(By Christopher aged 7 nearly 8)

I read this book by myself and found it very interesting. I particularly liked the Unicorn Lady and the stories that she read. The end was sad - I didn't like the war. War is never good. I would like to receive another book by Michael Morpurgo for Christmas.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars my favourite michael morpurgo book, 26 Sep 2006
By K. binghan "noahs ark" (london) - See all my reviews
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I am 7 and thought this was a brilliant story. I could understand what Ben was feeling like at the beginning when he prefers to play outside than go to the library or go shopping. But when i read about Unicorn Lady I wished I could be on the Unicorn myself listening to the stories too. It was a very sad ending with the bombs burning down the library but I'm happy that the villagers looked after the books and that the unicorn wasnt destroyed
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful for all ages, 19 Jun 2006
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I use book reviews on Amazon a lot to inform my buying decisions, so I just had to add one for this wonderful, amazing book. I bought this for my 9 year old son who has a reading age of 16 - never an easy combination to buy for as he doesn't enjoy 9-year old themes but older teen books need careful scrutiny before I give them to him. This book is utterly enchanting. It has adult themes of loss and redemption wrapped up in a delightful and safe story for children. Adults will get as much from this book as children - it brought tears to my eyes. Michael Morpurgo never disappoints and if you are new to his books then this is a very good place to start working through his incredible body of fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars nothing to worry about!
I often worry that books I read with my 7 yr old start happily enough and then include some awful disaster/war/trauma and I wish I'd never started them at bed time! Read more
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I am a mum of an eight year old, a friend recommended this author and I have to say after reading this book I will definately be buying more of his books. Read more
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