Kensuke's Kingdom
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- Author：Michael Morpurgo
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Summary
I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday。 Washed up on an island in the Pacific， Michael struggles to survive on his own。 With no food and no water， he curls up to die。 When he wakes， there is a plate beside him of fish， of fruit， and a bowl of fresh water。 He is not alone。。。This is from the author of the internationally acclaimed War Horse， this is a spellbinding adventure story about friendship and survival。 Kensuke's Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award。 "A dazzling adventure。" （The Times）。
Reviews
Em
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Michael est un jeune Robinson Crusoe。 J'ai beaucoup aimé vivre cette aventure avec lui et sa chienne Stella。 Sa rencontre avec Kensuké va être déterminante。 Michael est un jeune Robinson Crusoe。 J'ai beaucoup aimé vivre cette aventure avec lui et sa chienne Stella。 Sa rencontre avec Kensuké va être déterminante。 。。。more
Jamie
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I really enjoyed this book。 The protagonist is named Michael， it starts when Michael's mother and father don't have enough money so they leave their house。 Then his father surprises Michael and his family by buying a boat named Peggy Sue。 His father said that they will travel all over the world！。 So they did， during the journey Michael and his dog fell of the boat。。。…Michael found himself on a island。 He thought he would die so he laid on the ground ready to die。 But when he woke up， in front of I really enjoyed this book。 The protagonist is named Michael， it starts when Michael's mother and father don't have enough money so they leave their house。 Then his father surprises Michael and his family by buying a boat named Peggy Sue。 His father said that they will travel all over the world！。 So they did， during the journey Michael and his dog fell of the boat。。。…Michael found himself on a island。 He thought he would die so he laid on the ground ready to die。 But when he woke up， in front of him was a food and water。。。。。。 so maybe he wasn't alone after all！。。。I don't want to spoil the rest but I really recommend this brilliant book。 。。。more
charlie。s_chapters
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'Life must not be spent always hoping， always waiting。 Life is for living。'As a child， I was always taught to be adventurous and to explore the world that we live in， so when Michael， a young boy， finds out him and his parents are going to sail around the world， I can almost imagine the excitement and apprehension he must have felt。 However， Michael ends up disappearing the night before his twelfth birthday when he falls off the Peggy Sue， his parents boat， trying to save their dog， Stella。 He f 'Life must not be spent always hoping， always waiting。 Life is for living。'As a child， I was always taught to be adventurous and to explore the world that we live in， so when Michael， a young boy， finds out him and his parents are going to sail around the world， I can almost imagine the excitement and apprehension he must have felt。 However， Michael ends up disappearing the night before his twelfth birthday when he falls off the Peggy Sue， his parents boat， trying to save their dog， Stella。 He finds himself washed up on a strange island and assumes he is on his own and is going to need to come up with a plan to survive。 Fortunately for Michael he wakes up after a long lonely night， with fish and water next to him。 He soon realises that he is not alone， and a strange and yet heart warming relationship begins with Michael and his mysterious friend。This is a lovely tale told from the perspective of an eleven year old。 I know this is probably aimed at children but to be honest I still enjoyed it at the age of 26。 There is something incredibly heart warming about the adventures of Michael and the lessons he learns along the way。 I read this literally in a day or two as it isn't very long， but was a welcome break to the usual quite dark murder mysteries that I read。 I read a lot of Michael Morpurgo when I was young so it was quite nice to go back and read one that I never managed to get round to as a child。 I was gripped enough by this as an adult so I would recommend this to anyone but especially to children who are starting to read by themselves and are beginning to find their love for reading。Kensuke's Kingdom 。。。more
Ashley
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Well written survival story。
Anne Marasco
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Great read aloud。。。I read it every year to our 3rd graders。
hayley
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this is so sad :（
ki #2
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kensuke best boy <3 （yes i am aware he was an entire grown ass man）
Lily Rodriguez
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i picked this book for a book project and i love it。 This is probably the last good book i read besides the one im reading right now。 I love the adventure and the emotion that was put in here。 Highly recommend for 6th graders。
Jade
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Very good book。 Emotional read。
Amelia
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So sweet and so sad
Salsabeel
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Although it was a required read for me， it was lovely and the ending was emotional。
Clara Lemire
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Honestly I only enjoyed the last 40ish pages。 The first part of the book was a little boring and slow paced especially because it’s for younger audiences， but I think the themes mentioned in here are for anybody。 Even after a lot of research I still can’t manage to find out if it’s based on a real story or not， the postscript has me wondering。 Really for attached to Kensuke near the ending。
Jaidean
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I read this book a while back in Primary school when I was around 10 ish。 This book made me fall in love with reading all over again。 I loved this story and although I have forgotten parts of it， I will always remember the relationship between Kensuke and Michael！ I really recommend this book！
Sue
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Another Morpurgo gem。 My nine year old grandsons loved it。
Ansie
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Very very boring Would not suggestEvery day is almost exactly the same。It’s only interesting at the beginning before amd when he and Stella get thrown overboard and then when they get rescuedEverything in between is very boring and only a few good details
ଘ Dreamii ଓ
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Reading this for school and I already finished the WHOLE book already （my class is still at chpt 7）。 I love kensuke， even tho i hated him when i first read this book。 But as the book progresses， i learned about his loving and caring side。 would really recommend！！！！！！！！！！
Melaine
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Wow。 Such a good read aloud。 My kids were sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for more。
Kashi Egoh
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Best children’s book ever written
Helen
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was a fantastic book。
Tota Elbakry
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المفروض انها رواية كُتبت للأطفالمش عارفة المشكلة اني ك حد كبير كدة استمتعت بيها جدا ولا هي للكبار وبيضحك علينامملكة كنسوكي ليه الواحد ميعملش زي كنسوكي ويروح يقعد في جزيرة لوحده😅 اي طفل هيفكر في القصة انها مغامرة في البحر وفي الجزيرةأي بالغ هيفكر بحسرة أنه معندوش إمكانية يعيش في جزيرة لوحدهولو عاش في جزيرة لوحده هيفكر بحسرة إنه وحيدهي قصة ممتعة وصغيرة بالنسبة لانها قصة للأطفالوانا مستغربة نفسي وانا بنزل ريفيو لقصة للأطفال بس هي حلوة 😂😅
Thomas
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I don't know what the missing ingredient is， but for me Morpurgo's novels never quite take flight。 I've enjoyed every one I've read。 He is a consummate storyteller and passionate about the things he writes about。 Kensuke's Kingdom is no different and incorporates the themes that characterise his novels - the ocean， travel， sailing， war stories， nature， survival， independence。 Kensuke's Kingdom is a happy tribute to Robinson Crusoe， in which a boy named Michael is shipwrecked on an island somewhe I don't know what the missing ingredient is， but for me Morpurgo's novels never quite take flight。 I've enjoyed every one I've read。 He is a consummate storyteller and passionate about the things he writes about。 Kensuke's Kingdom is no different and incorporates the themes that characterise his novels - the ocean， travel， sailing， war stories， nature， survival， independence。 Kensuke's Kingdom is a happy tribute to Robinson Crusoe， in which a boy named Michael is shipwrecked on an island somewhere north of Australia while attempting to sail around the world with his parents。 There he encounters Kensuke， a Japanese castaway who has been there since the Second World War。 Kensuke and Michael's relationship begins cautiously; Kensuke does not wish to leave the island and therefore prevents Michael from lighting a signal fire。 Eventually， the two become close friends and exist in harmony with the island， the orangutans and each other。 Kensuke teaches Michael to fish and paint。 They share stories of their lives。 Written in Morpurgo's realistic， direct style， the story is entirely believable and engaging。Kensuke's flight from the world is interesting。 It incorporates past and present horrors - Kensuke does not want to return to a human world in which war happens， atomic bombs fall and hunters wish to shoot gibbons and orangutans。 He has found contentedness in his escape from reality and lives at ease with his surroundings。 Michael learns from him and grows to respect him。 The final decision at the end of the book seeks to reverse the expected end of a shipwreck novel， that of rescue and return to civilisation。 Morpurgo places us in Kensuke's debate and the end of the novel is fits perfectly with the development of the characters。 Kensuke represents something lost and something found。 He can teach Michael so much but Michael belongs elsewhere。 And while this distance from the world suits Morpurgo's description of Kensuke well， I felt Michael， the narrator， was shortchanged。 Morpurgo isn't an emotional writer， although he writes emotional stories。 There are scenes in the book， particularly at the end， which I wanted to be dwelt on and pondered over。 Instead， Morpurgo leaves a lot unsaid and assumed。It works， no doubt， for his target audience。 I believe in the power of Morpurgo's storytelling to reach out to children in that difficult reading age between learning the craft and reading long novels。 He approaches important themes， like the environment and our relationship with it， with intent and seriousness。 He also merges a sense of adventure and danger into very simple stories that never seem overdone or ridiculous。 Finally， he creates a sense of the importance of the past to our present， merging the stories of young and old into mutual themes。 I have no criticism of Morpurgo at all; I think he is a great writer。 He doesn't happen to be my favourite but there are so many great writers for young people out there and its just a matter of taste。 I often search for a touch of magic or melodrama in these kind of books - Morpurgo does it differently， but with equal measures of passion for his stories and his readers。 6 。。。more
Maria Is Reading
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Ironic how a book about a castaway， sunk my petty little heart。
Shaema Samia Imam
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Nice story of friendship and serendipitous survival， history will find you， even on a deserted island！
Cemile Cmd
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Un très beau livre jeunesse d'amitié Un très beau livre jeunesse d'amitié 。。。more
Celestine 25 01
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Trop bonne histoire et émouvante à la fin entre la merveilleuse amitié entre kensuké et mickael
Rebecca
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Always a sweet reread for me！ Love reading this one with my kiddos！ A young boy’s family sets sail around the world， and he ends up on an island without his parents。 A lovely， heartwarming story。
Tia
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A lovely book and a quick read。 Great for a class guided reading session。 I was unhappy with the ending， but such is life！ Still a fabulous read。
scarlett
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such a nice read especially since i have lots of memories attached from reading this as a kid 😁
Leanne
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Kensuke’s KingdomBy Michael Morpurgo“Life must not be spent always hoping， always waiting。 Life is for living。”4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️We were watching Castaway and my ten year old daughter would not stop jabbering about a book she was reading at school called Kensuke’s Kingdom。 She managed to persuade me to buy it and read it so we could discuss it together and the similarities with the film we had just watched。 I don’t read many children’s books but I’m glad she cajoled me into reading this one。Kens Kensuke’s KingdomBy Michael Morpurgo“Life must not be spent always hoping， always waiting。 Life is for living。”4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️We were watching Castaway and my ten year old daughter would not stop jabbering about a book she was reading at school called Kensuke’s Kingdom。 She managed to persuade me to buy it and read it so we could discuss it together and the similarities with the film we had just watched。 I don’t read many children’s books but I’m glad she cajoled me into reading this one。Kensuke’s Kingdom is about a 12 year boy who becomes marooned on a desert island。 The writing is simplistic and the story uncomplicated but still manages to pack a punch。 It’s a lovely quick read about resilience， patience and friendship。 The illustrations are gorgeous too！ In fact， the whole experience of this book is just wonderful。 。。。more
Alara
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（LIBRARY BOOK） oh。 my。 god。 where do I start？ this was a whole emotional rollercoaster， at first it was a little boring but the ending was amazing。 Kensuke is literally the purest man ever。
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