Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo Michael and his family are sailing around the world in their yacht, the "Peggy Sue". Michael falls overboard and is washed up on a remote island. He must learn to survive on his own, until the day he discovers he is not alone. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Michael and his family are sailing around the world in their yacht, the "Peggy Sue". Michael falls overboard and is washed up on a remote island. He must learn to survive on his own, until the day he discovers he is not alone. Kirkus UK Review When Michaels parents are made redundant, they decide to sail round the world. But Michael is washed overboard while both parents are asleep, and finds himself on a deserted island where food and water are mysteriously provided for him. This is Michaels evocative account of his time on the island, not knowing what has happened to his parents or whether he will ever be rescued. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Award. (11 yrs +)When Michaels parents are made redundant, they decide to sail round the world. But Michael is washed overboard while both parents are asleep, and finds himself on a deserted island where food and water are mysteriously provided for him. This is Michaels evocative account of his time on the island, not knowing what has happened to his parents or whether he will ever be rescued. Winner of the Childrens Book Award 2000, which is voted on by children only. (11 yrs +) (Kirkus UK) Kirkus US Review More adventure than ordeal, this survival tale will fit the bill for thoughtful readers discomfited by extreme violence or gross details. To Michael, the round-the-world sail hes taking with his parents aboard the 42-foot Peggy Sue is great fun, until the moment he and his dog Stella Artois are washed overboard. Michael comes to on a small island, inhabited by gibbons, a colony of orangutans-and Kensuke, a Japanese naval doctor stranded there more than 40 years before. The plot centers around Michaels emotional ups and down as he battles loneliness and mosquitoes, then grows closer to his rescuer, who supplies him with food and water, but makes him stay on one end of the island, at least until hes stung by a jellyfish, and needs nursing back to health. Kensuke has built a small, beautiful world for himself that he teaches Michael to see, and to paint, in exchange for English lessons and news of the outside. When Michaels steadfast parents arrive, after nearly a years searching, to carry him and Stella away, Kensuke opts to stay behind-but its plain that his spirit and simplicity have worked profound changes on his young charge. A prizewinning import: sensitive, perceptive, and well-told. (Fiction. 10-12) (Kirkus Reviews) Prizes Winner of Childrens Book of the Year Award 2000 Long Description I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday, July 28th 1988. Only now can I tell the whole extraordinary story, the true story.Michaels family are on the adventure of a lifetime, sailing around the world in their yacht, the Peggy Sue. But w Description for Sales People Literature for life Details ISBN043512529X Year 2001 ISBN-10 043512529X ISBN-13 9780435125295 Format Hardcover Media Book Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Imprint Heinemann Pages 112 Place of Publication Harlow DEWEY 823.914 Publisher Pearson Education Limited Author Michael Morpurgo Audience Age 11-19 Language English AU Release Date 2001-03-05 NZ Release Date 2001-03-05 Publication Date 2001-03-05 UK Release Date 2001-03-05 Birth 1869 Death 1937 Affiliation Executive Vice President, Research and Development, and Chief Scientific Officer, Crucell Position Executive Vice President, Research and Development, and Chief Scientific Officer Qualifications BA, MED Series New Windmills KS3 Audience Secondary We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:146041763;

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