Toro! Toro!

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Michael Morpurgo

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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.

Author Biography:

Michael Morpurgo is the author of over sixty books, many short stories and even two musicals. Several of his novels have been adapted for film and television and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Michael lives in Devon with his wife Clare, and last year they were both awarded MBEs in recognition of their work for their charity, Farms for City Children.

Release date NZ

May 7th, 2002

Author

Michael Morpurgo

Audiences

Children / Juvenile
Primary & Secondary Education

Contributor

Illustrated by Michael Foreman

Interest Age

From 9 to 11 years

Pages

128

Dimensions

129x198x10

ISBN-13

9780007107186

Product ID

1657106

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