A book to make you love horses even more than you did before. Did we mention that it’s inspired by Morpurgo’s War Horse? Our favourite Aussie writer tells the tale of an Australian war horse, Daisy, and her young owner. In 1914, Daisy and sixteen-year-old Will are sent from the Outback to the gruelling Middle Eastern campaign of the First World War. Their skill in finding water is vital to their desert regiment. They will face thirst, cruelty, horror and terrible hardship. Yet through desert heat and bloody conflict, their friendship survives… If you’ve read Once, you’ll know how good this is going to be. Tip: you might want to keep a box of tissues nearby.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141355009

Publisher

Puffin

Date published

August 7th, 2014

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.2; Middle years; 4.0 points

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Morris Gleitzman

One of Australia’s, and now the world’s, best-known and loved children’s authors, Morris Gleitzman tackles tough subjects in a funny and offbeat way. He has never set out to write “issues books” and says that his writing is as much for himself as for his readers.