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Joey the horse recalls his experiences growing up on an English farm, his struggle for survival as a cavalry horse during World War I, and his reunion with his beloved master.
LipstickAndAviators: A similar tale of an animal going through various hardships, many different masters and lots of adventures. The setting is very different, being about dogs pulling sleds in the North of America during the goldrush but the strains that the characters (both animals and humans) are under are very similar.
I think Morpurgo was obviously drawing inspiration from this book when he wrote WarHorse.… (mehr)
jordantaylor: Both books are told from the voice of an animal serving in one of the World Wars. "War Horse" is about a horse caught up in WWI France, "War Dog" is about a dog in WWII France, England, and Italy.
AbigailAdams26: "Tank Commander" and "War Horse" both address the horrors of WWI, and would make good companion pieces for one another, for young people studying what is sometimes called "the first modern war." One focuses on the development of a new form of warfare, the other harks back to a traditional form (the use of horses/cavalry).… (mehr)
Fine condition. In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Dramatic blue, red and black pictorial cloth. Colour plates.
No author that I have read brings stories of war to children as well as Morpurgo does. This excellent novel tells the story of a horse and it's journey from the farm yard to the battle field and beyond. Beautifully realized. ( )
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My earliest memories are a confusion of hilly fields and dark, damp stables, and rats that scampered along the beams above my head.
Author's note: In the old school they use now for the village hall, below the clock that has stood always at one minute past ten, hangs a small dusty painting of a horse.
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But try as I might, I never got to eat any of her pastries, and do you know, she never even offered me one.
Joey the horse recalls his experiences growing up on an English farm, his struggle for survival as a cavalry horse during World War I, and his reunion with his beloved master.