{"product_id":"spring-michael-morpurgo-9781399728843","title":"Spring","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'And there, as I struggle to open the gate, I happen to glance down and see it. Frog spawn! Clumps of it, floating like grey slimy sponges on the surface of the puddle. I crouch down to be close to it, to the beginning of new life. That's what I'm feeling all around me as I wend my way up the hill, through Bluebell Wood and homewards, taking my time to stand and stare and wonder.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Morpurgo has lived on Nethercott farm, deep in Devon river country, for more than forty years. In \u003ci\u003eSpring, \u003c\/i\u003e he observes the changing season all around him, as new shoots emerge and seeds are sown, lambs are born and blossom flowers overhead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the weeks pass, we accompany Michael as he watches the lambing on the farm, walks through the bluebell woods, and feeds the birds in his garden in his wellies and dressing gown. He describes dramatic encounters with sparrowhawks, hares and otters, while sharing other magical discoveries, new poems and reminiscences about childhood and springs gone by. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is an uplifting burst of springtime joy from one of the nation's best loved authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Morpurgo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399728849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399728843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mobius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Michael Morpurgo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46465686733055,"sku":"9781399728843","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e37ca27-f077-449b-8305-6212e82aeb36.jpg?v=1736346988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spring-michael-morpurgo-9781399728843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}