Kensuke's Kingdom
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I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday. Gorgeous new colour illustrations for the best-selling Kensuke's Kingdom. 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 … Kensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure from the author of War Horse. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. Kensuke’s Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award. ‘A dazzling adventure’ – The Times Loved by children, teachers and parents alike, Michael Morpurgo, the former Children's Laureate, has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
CONTRIBUTORS: Michael Morpurgo
EAN: 9781405221740
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 160 g
HEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins Publishers
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GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Apes, Monkeys, etc., JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
WIDTH: 129 cm
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Book Themes:
East Asia, Far East, Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction
“This is a wonderful book, a modern day Robinson Crusoe and is simply too good to miss.”Wendy Cooling
Voted one of Booktrust’s ‘Best 100 Books of the Past 100 Years’
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.
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I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday. Gorgeous new colour illustrations for the best-selling Kensuke's Kingdom. 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 … Kensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure from the author of War Horse. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. Kensuke’s Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award. ‘A dazzling adventure’ – The Times Loved by children, teachers and parents alike, Michael Morpurgo, the former Children's Laureate, has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
CONTRIBUTORS: Michael Morpurgo
EAN: 9781405221740
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 160 g
HEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins Publishers
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Apes, Monkeys, etc., JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
WIDTH: 129 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
East Asia, Far East, Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.
