Michael Morpurgo's wonderful novel 'War horse' is now a major movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It also was made into an award-winning stage production, which is still running in London, where the actors work with lifesize puppets of the horses. 'War horse' tells the story of the bond between a young soldier in the First World War and his horse as they face the dangers of the frontline together.
Michael Morpurgo has written a sequel to 'War horse' it is called 'Farm boy' and is set fifty years after 'War horse'.