Toro! Toro!
What's Toro! Toro! About
A moving tale set during the Spanish Civil War, about the bond between a little boy and his bull, and their escape from a terrifying fate. ‘Once again, Morpurgo demonstrates his talent for stories of absolute clarity about big events’ Sunday Times Surrounded by animals on a farm in the Spanish countryside, Antonito’s life is simple but sublime. He and his calf, Paco are inseparable, and the future is an unknown possibility. That is until Antonito sees with his own eyes what happens to bulls in the bullring and resolves to escape with Paco to the hills.But Paco’s is not the only brutal fate they must run from. As civil war engulfs Spain, planes and soldiers arrive, and their bombs and guns may destroy Antonito’s whole world …
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Michael Morpurgo has written more than 120 books. His most well-known work, War Horse, was adapted into a multi-Oscar nominated film. Michael Foreman has won the Kate Greenaway Medal two times and has been the UK nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice.
Michael Foreman’s numerous books for children have earned him widespread recognition as one of the world’s best-loved illustrators.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780008638771
- Publication Date
- April 29, 2025
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 2001
- Page Count
- 128
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 9 - 11 years
- Lexile® Level
- 800L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~5.1
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