Steven Spielberg directed the silver screen adaptation of War Horse. Does he have time to do anything else? You'll have to go to his website and find out. Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books. War Horse urges readers to remember everyone affected by war-the soldiers both living and dead, the civilians, and yes, even the horses. Joey's horseshoes may trod well-worn territory, but the novel has a fresh perspective and an important message. And after all this success, Steven Spielberg, who never met a war story he didn't like, adapted War Horse to the silver screen in 2011 and it was a hit and a half with audiences and the Academy. Published in 1982, the novel was adapted into a critically-acclaimed play in 2009, which made its way to Broadway and beyond. Here's the formula: All Quiet on the Western Front+ My Little Pony = War Horse. War Horse is the story of Joey, a young horse separated from the boy he loves and drafted into World War I. But we're not the only creatures on this planet, you know? So how did the war affect other species? Well, Michael Morpurgo's War Horse shows us this global struggle through a brand new perspective-as told by a horse unwittingly drafted into battle. Although World War I may not be as prevalent in pop culture as World War II (we blame Steven Spielberg, but more on him later), it has still gotten plenty of press. It was big and brutal enough to be called the Great War, at least until World War II came along.
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