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War Horse picture book

A Beloved Modern Classic Adapted for a New Generation of Readers
By Michael Morpurgo
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War Horse picture book by Michael Morpurgo, intended for children, is a heartwarming tale about the deep bond between a young boy named Albert and his beloved horse, Joey. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the story follows Joey's journey from farm life in England into the war-torn battlefields of France. The book beautifully illustrates themes of friendship, resilience, and the impact of war.
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This beautifully illustrated adaptation of a beloved story is perfect for younger readers with an interest in history and animals. You might enjoy this book if you appreciate heartwarming tales of friendship and bravery, particularly those set during the First World War. The rich visuals combined with Michael Morpurgo's storytelling bring a new dimension to a classic tale.

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War Horse picture book

A richly illustrated gift picture book edition of Michael Morpurgo’s classic wartime story War Horse, which has been captivating audiences young and old for 40 years.

The beloved classic children’s book adapted and fully illustrated for younger readers

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A richly illustrated gift picture book edition of Michael Morpurgo’s classic wartime story War Horse, which has been captivating audiences young and old for 40 years.

This powerful book for younger readers tells the enduring story of a friendship between a boy and his horse amid the turmoil of the First World War. For 40 years, War Horse has been helping children understand conflict. As we move beyond centenary commemorations and continue to strive for peace across the world, it remains an important book for young readers learning about the past.

Review for the novel:

War Horse is a story of universal suffering for a universal audience by a writer who ‘has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers’ – Guardian

Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award, and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal four times.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405292443

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farshore

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 251.0mm

Height: 281.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 48

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Michael Morpurgo Young Adult

About the Author

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award, the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books, including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare. Tom Cole worked as an expert stockman on properties throughout northern Australia, as a repairman of the Overland Telegraph Line and manager a coffee plantation in Papua New Guinea before retiring at seventy-two years old. Born in England in 1906, Cole became a real-life Crocodile Dundee, renowned for an adventurous spirit that first brought him to Australia at the age of seventeen. Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994 for his contribution to history, his experiences inspired his collection of short stories Spears and Smoke Signals and his memoirs Hell West and Crooked and, its sequel, The Last Paradise.

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