Kensuke's Kingdom

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Kensuke's Kingdom is a children's adventure novel by Michael Morpurgo about a boy stranded on a Pacific island who befriends a mysterious Japanese man living there.

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instanceOf children's novel
survival novel
author Michael Morpurgo NERFINISHED
awarded Children's Book Award NERFINISHED
centralRelationship friendship between Michael and Kensuke
conflict Michael's desire to leave the island versus Kensuke's wish to remain hidden
containsElement World War II backstory
desert island
message in a bottle
shipwreck
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist Michael Foreman NERFINISHED
educationalUse frequently studied in primary schools in the United Kingdom
genre adventure fiction
children's literature
survival fiction
hasAdaptation animated film
radio adaptation
stage play
hasAnimalCharacter dog
gibbon
orangutan
turtle
hasIllustrator Michael Foreman NERFINISHED
hasSeafaringElement round-the-world sailing trip
ISBN 9781405221740
mainCharacter Kensuke NERFINISHED
Michael NERFINISHED
narrationType first-person narrative
notableCharacter Kensuke NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
pageCount approximately 160 pages
plotSummary A boy named Michael is stranded on a Pacific island and befriends a mysterious Japanese man named Kensuke who lives there.
protagonist Michael NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1999
publisher Egmont Books NERFINISHED
setting Pacific island
targetAudience children
theme cross-cultural understanding
family
friendship
isolation
survival
war and its consequences
timePeriod late 20th century

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Michael Morpurgo notableWork Kensuke's Kingdom