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Kensukes Kingdom [Paperback]

Michael Morpurgo (Author)
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Grade 4-8-This poignant adventure story begins in England in 1988 and ends halfway around the globe in a place that will change the 11-year-old protagonist forever. After losing his job, Michael's father surprises the family by purchasing a yacht in which they will sail around the world. In the first weeks at sea, Michael, his parents, and his dog, Stella, zigzag from England to Australia and across the Coral Sea, where Michael's reverie comes to a frightening end. In the middle of the night, he and Stella are swept overboard in a fierce storm, and he later awakens on an island beach. The island is a hostile jungle full of howling gibbons, voracious mosquitoes, and brutal heat, all of which challenge his ability to survive. Yet when he finds fresh water and food mysteriously laid out for him each morning, he realizes that he is not alone. He soon comes face-to-face with Kensuke, an old Japanese soldier who cautiously protects Michael in spite of the boy's dogged determination to build a bonfire that will signal potential rescuers, defying Kensuke's wish that the outside world never learn of his existence on the island. For nearly a year, the man and boy help each other, moving from an uneasy d‚tente to a deep friendship. What might have been just a gritty tale of survival evolves into a gentle parable about trust, compassion, love, and hope. This well-crafted story has all the thrills and intrigues of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet (Macmillan, 1986) and Theodore Taylor's The Cay (Avon, 1976), and it will resonate with the same audience.
William McLoughlin, Brookside School, Worthington, OH
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Gr. 4-7. A young boy is stranded on a small island with a man from a much different background who helps him survive. Does this sound like Theodore Taylor's The Cay (1969)? You bet, but it's also the plot of this highly readable British survival novel. When narrator Michael falls overboard, he ends up on a Pacific island, rescued by Kensuke, an old Japanese man who supplies him with food and water, but from a distance. Although Kensuke's broken English makes him sound uneducated, he was a doctor before he became stranded on the island at the end of World War II. He and Michael eventually forge a friendship in which Kensuke teaches the boy both survival skills and Japanese painting. Morpurgo avoids the stereotypes that characterize Taylor's novel, focusing, instead, on developing a touching relationship between Kensuke, who has been without human company for 40 years, and Michael, who learns to love the old man yet still longs for home. The end is bittersweet but believable, and the epilogue is a sad commentary on the long-lasting effects of war. Kathleen Odean
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Touching Story, Oct 21 2007
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This review is from: Kensuke's Kingdom (Mass Market Paperback)
Michael's parents have decided to travel around the world by boat. Everything was going wonderfully until one fateful night when Michael is swept overboard. He ends up on a deserted island in the south pacific only to find that among the monkeys and orangutans there is another inhabitant, a Japanese man shipwrecked during WWII.

This is a wonderful book. The voice is that of a fictional memoir and the writing is vivid. Morpurgo has a way of drawing you in to experience the sights, the sounds, the smells. A beautiful, touching story with an unexpected ending. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing~, Dec 16 2011
This review is from: Kensukes Kingdom (Paperback)
Kensuke's Kingdom could easily be a classic children's story. I teach gr. 2 and always use this book when teaching the students mapping. Though the book starts out a bit slow, it grabs the audience after about 20 pages. The intrigue and suspense keep any crowd attentive and you want to continue reading, yet are sad to see the pages slipping away. Wonderful book, excellently written.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kensuke's Kingdom, Mar 10 2006
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Kensuke’s Kingdom

By: Michael Morpurgo

Kensuke’s Kingdom is one of my all time favourites and could be one of yours! Personally, I think this book stands out from the other books because it is a book that is soo touching that it can make you weep, and you can always think of an affectionate memory you have had while you read this book! Kensuke’s Kingdom is also a spectacular fiction book for all ages. An enchanting tale for a bedtime story , to share with your family, and a wonderful book to read when you are lying on the beach on a calm, gorgeous day!

This book includes very touching and emotional scenes like when Michael tips off the boat and might not ever see his parents again, includes memories from the past when a very depressing accident occurs in World War Two. Love is one of the strong themes of this book between Kensuke, Michael and his parents. Friendship when working together to make things possible and enjoyable for another, and survival. To survive in a stranded island with enough food and fresh water.

If you are fascinated, then I suggest you read this summary:
Michael’s (main character) family decides to travel all over the world on a tiny sailing ship. But after a few calm, relaxing days sailing on the ocean and traveling to many amusing places, unfortunately, a massive storm came and Michael and his loving dog (Stella), fall off the boat and get washed up on a deserted island in the Pacific. Michael struggles to survive alone without food, fresh water and a good sturdy shelter. But, one morning when he wakes up, he finds a plate of fish beside him, a bowl of fruit to eat and a fresh bowl of water to drink. Now he knows he is not alone on the island...

I think that Michael Morpurgo(author) deserves a huge medal for writing this grand book, “ Kensuke’s Kingdom” because you can feel that he did his best to make this book full of detail and description that it makes you feel like you are watching it in real life!

If you want to know what happens, buy the book or borrow it at a library! I guarantee that when you pick this book up and start reading, you will NEVER put it down, and you will treasure it always!

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