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Kensuke's Kingdom

CD-Audio

Main Details

Title Kensuke's Kingdom
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Morpurgo
Read by Derek Jacobi
Physical Properties
Format:CD-Audio
Dimensions(mm): Height 142,Width 139
ISBN/Barcode 9780007179404
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Edition Unabridged edition

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 1 December 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A desert-island adventure, and a subtle observation of friendship, trust and humanity. Winner of The Children's Book Award. Superbly read by DEREK JACOBI. When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parents' yacht, he struggles to survive on his own. He can't find food and he can't find water, and as Michael and his dog curl up to sleep, he knows they cannot last long. But he soon realises there is someone close by, someone who is watching over him and helping him to stay alive. Following a close-run battle between life and death, the mysterious stranger - Kensuke - allows Michael into his world and they become friends, teaching and learning from each other, until the day of separation becomes inevitable.

Author Biography

Michael divides his time between his writing and running Farms for City Children, a charity which each year takes up to 3,000 children to a working farm for a week. Michael and his wife Clare were awarded MBEs this year for their work with the charity. Before the first farm opened 22 years ago, Morpurgo was a teacher and his knowledge of children's experiences, plus his experience of Farms enrich his writing enormously.

Reviews

"This is a wonderful book, a modern day Robinson Crusoe and is simply too good to miss." Wendy Cooling