Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
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.Simon Reade has adapted Michael Morpurgo's Toro! Toro! and The Mozart Question as well as the phenomenally successful stage and screen versions of Private Peaceful. His other plays include Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp, Not the End of the World, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, Pride and Prejudice, and for the RSC, Ted Hughes' Tales From Ovid, Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children and Epitaph for the Official Secrets Act.
Michael Morpurgo is an English author, poet, playwright and librettist, best known for his work in children's literature. He was the third Children's Laureate. His children's novel War Horse has been adapted for stage where it became a smash hit success in the UK, before transferring to Broadway and Toronto. War Horse has also been adapted for the screen, directed by Steven Spielberg, and was released in 2012.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780439591812 |
| ISBN 10 | 0439591813 |
| Title | Kensuke's Kingdom |
| Author | Michael Morpurgo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2004-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 164 |
| Prizes | Winner of Delaware Diamonds Award (Grades 3-5) 2003, Runner-up for Maine Student Book Award (Grades 4-8) 2005, Commended for West Virginia Children's Book Award 2006, Short-listed for Young Reader's Choice Award (Junior/Grades 4-6) 2006, Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (Elementary) 2006, Short-listed for Nutmeg Book Award (Intermediate) 2007, Short-listed for Sasquatch Award 2006 |
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