{"product_id":"flamingo-boy-michael-morpurgo-9780008134655","title":"Flamingo Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This is a landmark new novel from the nation's favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young autistic boy lives on his parents' farm among the salt flats, and the flamingos that live there. There are lots of things he doesn't understand: but he does know how to heal animals. He loves routine, and music too: and every week he goes to market with his mother, to ride his special horse on the town carousel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut then the Germans come, with their guns, and take the town. A soldier shoots a flamingo from the sky, and it falls to earth terribly injured. And even worse is to come: the carousel is damaged, the horses broken. For this vulnerable boy, everything is falling apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnly there's a kind sergeant among the Germans - a man with a young boy of his own at home, a man who trained as a carpenter. Between them, perhaps boy and man can mend what has been broken - and maybe even the whole town...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Morpurgo","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46100134428915,"sku":"9780008134655","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780008134655.jpg?v=1723838660","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/flamingo-boy-michael-morpurgo-9780008134655","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}