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Kensuke’s Kingdom
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator
- Derek Jacobi
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 1 September 2011
- Run Time
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
A desert-island adventure, and a subtle observation of friendship, trust and humanity.
Winner of The Children’s Book Award.
Superbly read by DEREK JACOBI.
When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parents’ yacht, he struggles to survive on his own. He can’t find food and he can’t find water, and as Michael and his dog curl up to sleep, he knows they cannot last long.
But he soon realises there is someone close by, someone who is watching over him and helping him to stay alive. Following a close-run battle between life and death, the mysterious stranger – Kensuke – allows Michael into his world and they become friends, teaching and learning from each other, until the day of separation becomes inevitable.
Critics Review
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“This is a wonderful book, a modern day Robinson Crusoe and is simply too good to miss.”
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Details
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator
- Derek Jacobi
- Duration
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 September 2011
- ISBN
- 9780007457281
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
A desert-island adventure, and a subtle observation of friendship, trust and humanity. Winner of The Children’s Book Award. Superbly read by DEREK JACOBI. When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parents’ yacht, he struggles to survive on his own. He can’t find food and he can’t find water, and as Michael and his dog curl up to sleep, he knows they cannot last long. But he soon realises there is someone close by, someone who is watching over him and helping him to stay alive. Following a close-run battle between life and death, the mysterious stranger – Kensuke – allows Michael into his world and they become friends, teaching and learning from each other, until the day of separation becomes inevitable.
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