by Michael Morpurgo · Estrella Polar · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788499324678
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«Cavall de guerra» is the children's and young adult novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by Estrella Polar in paperback (192 pages).
Set during the First World War, it tells the story of Joey, a farm horse who is sold to the army and sent to the front. From the animal's point of view, we follow the struggle for survival and the bond with Albert, a young man whose friendship proves stronger than war.
It belongs to Michael Morpurgo's «War Horse» series and was originally published in English in 1982. This edition is part of the «La Via Làctia» collection and received the Premi Protagonista Jove 2012.
Recommended reading from age 12, suitable for those seeking young adult novels with a war setting and an animal protagonist.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
