
At the outbreak of World War One Joey young Albert's beloved horse is sold to the cavalry & shipped to France He's soon caught up in enemy fire & fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land At the outbreak of the First World War Joey young Albert's beloved horse is sold to the cavalry & shipped to France He's soon caught up in enemy fire & fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land But Albert cannot forget Joey & although still not old enough to enlist he embarks on a treacherous mission to the trenches to find him & bring him home Narrated from an unusual perspective Michael Morpurgo's classic novel vividly brings to life the sufferings of animals caught up in human warfare War Horse has been adapted by the National Theatre to become a hit play & is now being made into a major motion picture by Steven Spielberg Download the free scheme of work from the Collins Education website to support your teaching