Michael was born in 1943 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. During World War II, he was evacuated from his family and sent to a boarding school in Cumberland that he hated, which later inspired his novel Butterfly Lion. Michael went on to become a primary school teacher after studying French and English in school. He enjoys telling stories and now lives on a farm in Devon that he brings city children to visit.
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2. 1. Michael was born in a small place called St.Albans
Hertfordshire.
2. He was born in 1943.
3. 1. During World War II he was
evacuated by his family and sent to a
boarding school in Cumberland.
4. 1. He hated boarding school and this
inspired him the novel Butterfly
Lion.
5. 1. Michael studied French and
English in school and went on to
be a primary school teacher.
6. Michael enjoyed telling stories to his pupils and
this led him to writing a vast number of novels.
7. 1. Michael now lives on a farm in
Devon and brings city children on
school tours to his farm.
2. He does not like writing on a desk
so he writes on his sitting on his
bed