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Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo

Advantages: Good storyline that stays interesting
Disadvantages: None

Another fine piece of literature from Michael Morpurgo. This book is apparently aimed at year 6 but I find that Michael Morpurgo just writes such great stories that 2 or three years below would enjoy it. This book is about a boy (Michael) , his Mum and Dad who, due to unemployment, decide to sell up, buy a boat and sail around the world. Michael falls over board with his dog and is marooned on an island. With no evident water or food supply Michael is certain he will die until he discovers a bowl of water and some fish, clearly left for him. The story then bases itself about Michael's relationship with Kensuke (an old Japanese man) and how he has managed to survive for long on the island alone and why he chooses to stay when all Michael wants to do is light a fire to summon help......much to Kensuke's horror. Why is Kensuke so ...

007addict 01.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo

Lions and tigers and....butterflies!

Advantages: lovely story
Disadvantages: none

I've recently been looking for some slightly longer books to read with my daughter and Michael Morpurgo is an author that I like very much. The latest story of his that we have read is The Butterfly Lion, which is a most heart, warming story going back to the First World War. It is actually a story within a story as it starts in the present and then due to a chance meeting between a small boy and an old lady, goes back in time as she tells him her story! At the start of the book we meet the teller of the story - a young boy whose name we don't know. He is very unhappy at his boarding school so one Sunday, decides that he has had enough and runs away. However, he has not gone far when he comes across an old rambling house hidden away behind an old brick wall and a huge gateway protected by a stone lion. Before he can move on, he is ...

kingfisher111 17.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Butterfly Lion - Michael Morpurgo

Michael on the island

Advantages: Mystery makes the book an interesting read
Disadvantages: Aimed at children

Author:Michael Morpurgo, a British author who was born in 1943, growing up in wartime London. He held the title of children's laurerate from 2003-2005. Kensuke's Kingdom is one of his favourite books out of the books he himself has written. Kensuke's Kingdom: The book was published in 1982. Although it was written for children, it was also well received by adults, increasing its popularity. Although it is not the most successful book by Morpurgo, it is one which is often used at school level. Plot: Michael's parents take him away from his school, his friends and his life after his father buys a boat called the Peggy Sue. Alongside his parents and his loyal dog, Stella Artois, the family decide to travel around the world. During a storm in the Pacific Ocean, Michael and his dog are washed overboard. When they awake, they discover ...

Kulsum 19.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo