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Farm Boy

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The magical sequel to 'War Horse', now a major motion picture. Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse and the nation's favourite storyteller Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpa's eye. In War Horse, 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... 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.

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Series: War Horse Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780007479627
  • Release date: February 2, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780007479627
  • File size: 36104 KB
  • Release date: February 2, 2012

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Formats

OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.4
Lexile® Measure:740
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3-4

The magical sequel to 'War Horse', now a major motion picture. Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse and the nation's favourite storyteller Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpa's eye. In War Horse, 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... 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.

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