by Michael Morpurgo · HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007450657
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«Farm Boy» is the children’s and young adult novel by Michael Morpurgo, sequel to «War Horse», published by HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks in paperback, in English.
On his grandfather’s farm in Devon, a boy listens to his memories of Joey, the last working horse, and his time in World War I. Amid confidences, the grandfather keeps a secret that he finally reveals to his grandson, tied to the land, the horses and an old Fordson tractor.
Second installment of the «War Horse» saga; the work was originally published in 1997; this paperback edition is from 2011.
Suitable for young readers aged 9 and up, especially those who enjoy stories about horses, family and rural life.
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.
