by Michael Morpurgo · Scholastic Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780439796644
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«War Horse» is the young adult novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by Scholastic Press in paperback (176 pages, in English).
The novel follows Joey, a farm horse who in 1914 is sold to the army and sent to the Western Front of World War I. From his perspective, it shows the harshness of the conflict and his longing for Albert, the farmer's son, whom he hopes to see again.
First installment of the War Horse series; edition from the Scholastic Gold line published in 2010. The original novel appeared in 1982.
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 12, especially those seeking young adult fiction about horses and World War I.
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.
