Kensuke's Kingdom
(Paperback, Film tie-in edition)
Available Formats
Paperback
Published: 1st September 2005
Paperback
Published: 1st February 2011
Paperback
Published: 1st November 2023
Paperback, Film tie-in edition
Published: 1st January 2055
Publishing Details
Kensuke's Kingdom
By (Author) Michael Morpurgo
HarperCollins Publishers
Farshore
1st January 2055
1st August 2024
Film tie-in edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
Childrens / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
176
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 18mm
160g
Description
Michael Morpurgos childrens classic is now a major movie animation starring Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe. With screen play by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. From the award-winning author of War Horse.
A dazzling adventure The Times
I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you havent got your safety harness on, you havent got your lifejacket on. You shouldnt be doing this I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.
Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up and closes his eyes ready for the end. 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 of survival and true friendship 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 Childrens Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
Kensukes Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award.
Reviews
- A dazzling adventure The Times
- This is a beautifully written tale of an exceptional friendship which survives beyond the boundaries of culture and language. Booktrust
Author Bio
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Whitbread Award. His recent bestselling novels include Shadow', A Medal for Leroy' and Little Manfred'. His novel War Horse' has been successfully adapted as a West End and Broadway theatre play and a major film by Steven Spielberg. A former Children's Laureate, Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.
