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Extracts taken from the following books by Michael Morpurgo:
War Horse, first published 1982 by Kaye and Ward Ltd
Why the Whales Came, first published 1985 by William Heinemann Ltd
The Wreck of the Zanzibar, first published 1995 by William Heinemann Ltd
My Friend Walter, first published 1988 by William Heinemann Ltd
Waiting for Anya, first published 1990 by William Heinemann Ltd
The Dancing Bear, first published 1994 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
The Butterfly Lion, first published 1996 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Kensuke’s Kingdom, first published 1999 by William Heinemann Ltd
Billy the Kid, first published 2000 by Pavilion Books Ltd
Private Peaceful, first published 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, first published 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
I Believe in Unicorns, first published 2004 as a short story in The Times; longer version published 2005 by Walker Books Ltd
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, first published 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Kaspar: Prince of Cats, first published 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
The Mozart Question, first published 2006 in Singing for Mrs Pettigrew: A Story-maker’s Journey by Walker Books Ltd; published 2007 by Walker Books Ltd
Running Wild, first published 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
An Elephant in the Garden, first published 2010 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Shadow, first published 2010 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Little Manfred, first published 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Out of the Ashes, first published 2001 by Macmillan’s Children’s Books Ltd
Listen to the Moon, first published 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
My Father Is a Polar Bear, first published 2000 in From Hereabout Hill by Egmont UK Ltd; published 2015 by Walker Books Ltd
With thanks to Seven Stories for materials from the Morpurgo archive.