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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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children's literature ⓘ survival fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated film
ⓘ
radio adaptation ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCharacter |
dog
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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
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family ⓘ friendship ⓘ isolation ⓘ survival ⓘ war and its consequences ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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