Kenshuke's Kingdom

Kensuke’s Kingdom is a survival story that begins in England when 11-year-old Michael’s parents decide to buy a small second-hand yacht. After fixing and outfitting the Peggy Sue and learning how to navigate, they become sailors in the south seas. Michael is thrilled with their travels. Then disaster strikes. One night, Michael goes to retrieve his dog when a sudden gust of wind rocks the boat and the two fall overboard. After what seems like hours someone helps him into a boat. He regains consciousness on a beach of a small island, seemingly alone with his dog. Michael can find no water and no edible vegetation. Parched and hungry, he finally falls asleep. With morning, Michael discovers someone has left a bowl of water and some strips of fish. His benefactor does not reveal himself until Michael starts a small fire on the beach. Suddenly a small, enraged man emerges and hastily extinguishes the fire. He is Kensuke, a Japanese man, and in time, Michael will come to know Kensuke’s story: how he survived a naval battle at the end of World War II, how he hid from American marines and how he heard them talk of the destruction of Nagasaki where his family lived. Fond as Michael becomes of Kensuke, he longs for his parents and searches for a way to get back to them without betraying the Japanese man’s whereabouts. Morpurgo’s spare text and Michael Foreman’s pen sketches make this a very accessible novel for below grade level readers. Книга «Kenshuke's Kingdom» автора Майкл Морпурго оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 8.00 из 10.
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