Descripción
KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Michael’s parents buy a yacht, and take him off to sail round the world. Washed overboard in a fierce storm, Michael finds himself on the shore of a remote island – and soon discovers he’s not alone. Kensuke, a former Japanese soldier, survived the war and the bombing of Hiroshima, but his family perished. As an extraordinary bond forms between the two, Kensuke faces a heart-breaking choice: can he give up the secluded life he’s built for himself to help reunite Michael with his parents? Knowing the pain of losing his own family, Kensuke knows which way he has to decide…
I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday. July 28, 1988. Only now can I tell the whole extraordinary story, the true story. Michael’s family are on the adventure of a lifetime, sailing around the world in their yacht, the Peggy Sue. But when Michael falls overboard and is washed up on a remote island , he must learn to survive on his own. Until he discovers that he is not alone… – KENSUKE’S KINGDOM
Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best-loved children’s book writers. He has written more than 100 books and has won the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award, and most recently the Blue Peter Book Award for PRIVATE PEACEFUL. He is also the author of WAR HORSE, which has been made into a Tony Award-winning Broadway play and a Golden Globe-nominated film. Michael was Writer in Residence at The Savoy Hotel from January to March 2007, and previously he was Children’s Laureate from 2003-2005, a role that took him across Britain to inspire a love of reading in children. You can visit him online at www.michaelmorpurgo.com.
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