Kensuke’s Kingdom

By Michael Morpurgo

8.00 JOD

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ISBN: 9780439591812

Publisher: Scholastic

Binding: paperback

Number of Pages: 164

Publication Date: 06-Jan-04

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A spellbinding tale of survival and self-discovery from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, who is poised for breakthrough U.S. success.
When Michael”s father loses his job, he buys a boat and convinces Michael and his mother to sail around the world. It”s an ideal trip – even Michael”s sheepdog can come along. It starts out as the perfect family adventure – until Michael is swept overboard. He”s washed up on an island, where he struggles to survive. Then he discovers that he”s not alone. His fellow-castaway, Kensuke, is wary of him. But when Michael”s life is threatened, Kensuke slowly lets the boy into his world. The two develop a close understanding in this remote place, but the question of rescue continues to divide them.

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A spellbinding tale of survival and self-discovery from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, who is poised for breakthrough U.S. success. When Michael''s father loses his job, he buys a boat and convinces Michael and his mother to sail around the world. It''s an ideal trip - even Michael''s sheepdog can come along. It starts out as the perfect family adventure - until Michael is swept overboard. He''s washed up on an island, where he struggles to survive. Then he discovers that he''s not alone. His fellow-castaway, Kensuke, is wary of him. But when Michael''s life is threatened, Kensuke slowly lets the boy into his world. The two develop a close understanding in this remote place, but the question of rescue continues to divide them.