Dear Olly
(eAudiobook)
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Published
[New York, NY] : HarperCollins, 2010.
Format
eAudiobook
Edition
Unabridged ed.
ISBN
9780007420568
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Published
[New York, NY] : HarperCollins, 2010.
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780007420568
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Downloadable eAudiobook.
General Note
Fiction.
General Note
Duration: 01:13:00.
Participants/Performers
Read by Paul McGann.
Description
Read by Paul McGann, ?Dear Olly? was written by Michael Morpurgo in 2000. Ollie?s brother wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university.Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger.Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose central theme exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.
Target Audience
Children.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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