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Farm Boy brings us forward fifty years with Grandpa not only telling his grandson, Joeys story but also a shameful secret which he has held for years  Grandpa has never learned to read and write.The story is set in Iddesleigh in Devon and lovingly evokes the bonds between farm and farmer; grandson and grandfather. The spirit of rural life is superbly captured in both Michael Morpurgos writing and Michael Foremans illustrations. An irresistible title from acclaimed author-illustrator partnership. The title was first published in full colour by Pavilion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set on a farm in rural Devon, Farm Boy is a collection of Grandpas reminiscences and stories touchingly told to his grandson. Superbly told by a master storyteller and stunningly illustrated by Michael Foreman an exquisite book.Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpas eye. 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