War Horse
- 165bladzijden
- 6 uur lezen
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.
Oorlogruiter Reeks
Deze aangrijpende saga volgt de buitengewone reis van een paard, van zijn jeugd op het Engelse platteland tot de grimmige slagvelden van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Verteld vanuit het perspectief van het dier, verkent het verhaal de banden tussen mensen en dieren te midden van immense ontberingen. Het meeslepende verhaal belicht moed, vriendschap en een onbedwingbare geest, waarbij thema's als oorlog, verlies en hoop worden aangesneden.
Aanbevolen leesvolgorde
Farm Boy
- 128bladzijden
- 5 uur lezen
Set on a farm in rural Devon, Farm Boy is a collection of Grandpa's reminiscences and stories touchingly told to his grandson. Superbly told by a master storyteller and stunningly illustrated by Michael Foreman - an exquisite book. Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpa's eye. In War Horse, published twelve years ago, Joey was sent away from the farm to be a warhorse in WWI. Grandpa had joined the cavalry in order to find, and fight, with Joey. Farm Boy brings us forward fifty years with Grandpa not only telling his grandson, Joey's story but also a 'shameful secret' which he has held for years - Grandpa has never learned to read and write. The story is set in Iddesleigh in Devon and lovingly evokes the bonds between farm and farmer; grandson and grandfather. The spirit of rural life is superbly captured in both Michael Morpurgo's writing and Michael Foreman's illustrations. An irresistible title from acclaimed author-illustrator partnership. The title was first published in full colour by Pavilion.