I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday. Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone … From the author of the internationally acclaimed War Horse, this is a spellbinding adventure story about friendship and survival. Kensuke’s Kingdom was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the FCB Award. ‘A dazzling adventure’ –  The Times
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I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday. Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone …
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Voted one of Booktrust’s ‘Best 100 Books of the Past 100 Years’ 2021 “This is a wonderful book, a modern day Robinson Crusoe and is simply too good to miss.”Wendy Cooling
I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't got your safety harness on, you haven't got your lifejacket on. You shouldn't 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 to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone .
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• Launch of our exciting Modern Classics series that showcases the very best of recent children’s storytelling• As the UK’s largest specialist children’s publisher, we are ideally placed to choose the titles that today’s children are reading, the books that will stand the test of time to be handed down to the next generation• £6.99 paperbacks with a fresh, attractive cover look that will engage parents and children alike• The series will launch with six key titles published in March 2016: You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum!, The Snow Spider, The Bad Beginning, Kensuke’s Kingdom, The Animals of Farthing Wood and Whispers in the Graveyard• We will keep up momentum with six Classics titles to follow in August 2016 and six more Modern Classics in spring 2017• Each Modern Classic contains specially tailored bonus material to enhance the reading experience
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781405281799
Publisert
2016-07-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Farshore
Vekt
290 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter

Biographical note

Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.

He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature