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Kensuke's Kingdom


Egmont Modern Classics

No. of pages 176

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Great for age 4-18 years
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.

 

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Stevie Smith, John Lennon and Jo Shapcott.

This book contains the following story:

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 . . .

This book is in the following series:

New Windmills Ks3

Heritage Classic

Egmont Modern Classics

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Maine Student Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-8 category by the Maine Student Book Award.

Black-Eyed Susan Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

Delaware Diamonds Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award.

Virginia Readers Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Young Reader's Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.

Nutmeg Book Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Nutmeg Book Award.

Children's Book Of the Year
This book was recognised by the Children's Book Of the Year Award.

Sasquatch Award
This book was recognised by the Sasquatch Award.

West Virginia Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the West Virginia Children's Book Award.

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