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Michael Morpurgo

Age 8 to 88

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Michael Morpurgo

The former children’s laureate presents the awards for the PRIMARY SCHOOLS POETRY PRIZE and the winners read their poems on “Colours”.

Michael then introduces us to Paolo Levi, a legendary violinist who has always refused to play and talk about Mozart until one day he decides to tell his story to a young journalist.Discover this wonderful tale as you are taken on an amazing journey of a story-maker extraordinaire.

Michael Morpurgo was Children’s Laureate 2003-2005, has written over one hundred books and is the winner of many awards. Above all he is an amazing story teller who will make the most reluctant reader passionate about books.