Cobweb - Paperback

by Michael Morpurgo (Author)

Gran Bretaña, 1815. Tras años de dolor y sacrificio, la guerra contra Napoleón está llegando a su fin. Cobweb no entiende de batallas ni de ejércitos. Solo sabe que adora ser un cachorro: corretear por los campos, jugar con su querida Beth y perseguir conejos entre los matorrales.Pero su mundo cambia de golpe cuando lo separan de Beth y lo venden. De pronto, debe aprender a ser un perro pastor recorriendo largas y peligrosas rutas junto a rebaños de ovejas y ganado rumbo a Londres.

England, 1815. After years of pain and sacrifice, the war against Napoleon is coming to an end. Cobweb doesn't understand battles or armies. He only knows that he loves being a puppy: running around the fields, playing with his beloved Beth and chasing rabbits in the bushes. But his world suddenly changes when he is separated from Beth and sold. Suddenly, he must learn to be a sheepdog, traveling long and dangerous routes with herds of sheep and cattle on their way to London. And just as the war ends with the famous Battle of Waterloo, Cobweb crosses paths with a very special stranger? Someone with a story so incredible that it will change his life forever.

Author Biography

St Albans, Inglaterra, 1943 - Michael es un prolífico autor de libros infantiles y juveniles, con los que ha ganado numerosos premios, entre los que cabe destacar el Whitbread Children's Book Award, el Hampshire Book Award o el Prix Sorcières. Consiguió el prestigioso Children's Laureate en 2003-2005.

St Albans, England, 1943 - Michael is a prolific author of children's and young adult books, for which he has won numerous awards, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Hampshire Book Award, and the Prix Sorcières. He was awarded the prestigious Children's Laureate title for 2003-2005.