Key Stages: 2 - 3

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Format: Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Novel

Number of pages: 192

Reading Age 10-12 Interest Level 7-14

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 5.9 Interest Level MY

Book Band: Dark Red/Back (Gifted and Talented)

Notes: Recounts the experiences of Joey the horse as he moves from life on a farm into the battles of World War One.

In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches.

Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving terrible times.

One horse has seen the best and the worst of humanity. The power of war and the beauty of peace. This is his story.

From Michael Morpurgo, former children's laureate, comes this thrilling and epic tale of one horse's journey through the trenches of the First World War.

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