Available Formats
Paperback
Published: 27th May 2010
Paperback
Published: 29th February 2024
Hardback
Published: 27th October 2011
Running Wild
By (Author) Michael Morpurgo
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
29th February 2024
29th February 2024
United Kingdom
Primary and Secondary Educational
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Jungles and tropica
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals
823.914
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 27mm
320g
The epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from a master storyteller
One of those novels that you know from the start is going to break your heart The Times
A surprise trip to Indonesia seems the perfect holiday for Will and his mum. That is, until the elephant he is riding along the beach, Oona, spooks and begins trumpeting at the sea. As Will sees a huge wave, a tsunami, crashing in, Oona runs into the jungle with Will holding on for dear life.
With nothing but the clothes on his back and both parents surely lost, Will wonders if there is much left for him in the world. But with Oona beside him, the jungle might turn out not to be so lonely . . .
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Whitbread Award. His recent bestselling novels include Shadow', A Medal for Leroy' and Little Manfred'. His novel War Horse' has been successfully adapted as a West End and Broadway theatre play and a major film by Steven Spielberg. A former Children's Laureate, Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.