Toro! Toro!

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Customer reviews

review by: with Oscar date: 2009-06-26 rating:
Brilliant - but too much dying
This is a book about the Spanish Civil War, a little boy called Antonito and a little black bull called Paco, that he adopts. It is all told from the point of view of Antonito when he is already a grandfather of a little boy also called Antonito, which is a nice touch. There are some brilliant descriptions of rural life in Spain during the war and bullfighting and the role it plays in Spanish culture. My son Oscar (aged 7) says that 'this is a really good book, but there is too much dying in it". He does have a point. We know that the Civil War was terrible, but it did seem sometimes as if people were dying unnecessarily for the sake of the story, particularly in the part where the villagers are escaping into the hills. Apart from that - it is brilliant!

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review by: date: 2009-06-11 rating:
Great Book!
I think Michael Morpurgo is a great writer. I have read two of his books and I have started the third one! My part that I didn't like is when Antonito was sick when a bull died, but I loved the rest of the story.

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review by: date: 2007-10-30 rating:
Another great book by Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo is the BEST children's author. He uses brilliant words which are beautifully descriptive. His books are sometimes sad but comforting, always in a different way. I think this book is for 8+ year olds. br / br /This story was one of my best giving me information about the Spanish Civil War and bull fighting. Half way through the book I was crying, but then I cheered up as it had a good ending.

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review by: date: 2007-08-06 rating:
Another brilliant book by Michael Morpurgo
I can tell you one true fact: Michael Morpurgo is a BRILLIANT author. He writes the books really well and they also have a great storyline and no boring parts or soppy parts. This book is a great example of that.


review by: date: 2001-12-04 rating:
Brilliant, but too short
This book is about a boy named Antonito who's family lived on a farm in Spain at the time of the Civil WarbrAntonito helped deliver a black bull and they become firm friends. He names him Paco.pHe learns that his uncle is a bull fighter who tells him that Paco will one day be a fighting bull in the bullring, so the boy decides to set Paco free and run away. While setting his bull free, Antonito hears bombing in his village and returns home to find his family are all dead or missing. He then loses the bull as well.pLater he meets up with his sister, who'd missed the bombing as she had gone to look for Antonito.pHe finds his uncle has become a fighter and a hero, and Antonito and his sister meet up with him.pHe then learns that there is a legend of a black bull that chases away the baddies, and Antonito hopes that this is Paco.pThe illustrations are perfect for the story. If I have one criticism it is that the book is too short, it took us only an hour to read.

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