The former children’s laureate has published an original legend set in a Cornish harbour, The Miracle Dolphin Of Mevagissey.
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Author Sir Michael Morpurgo has championed reading and getting lost in a story as the best way for children to learn.
The former children’s laureate, 82, has published a new original legend, The Miracle Dolphin Of Mevagissey, which is set in a Cornish harbour and follows the life-saving bond between a fisherman’s son and a dolphin.
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