by Michael Morpurgo · Gallimard Jeunesse · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070549979
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«Toro! Toro!» is the children's novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by Gallimard Jeunesse in paperback (117 pages, in French).
In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, Antonito and Paco, the bull he has seen born, flee together at dawn to prevent Paco from dying in the ring. Beyond the hills, the conflict already rages, but they are still unaware.
The edition, with illustrations by Michael Foreman and translation by Diane Ménard, belongs to the Folio Cadet collection.
For young readers aged 9 to 10 interested in stories of friendship between a child and an animal with a historical backdrop.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
