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
CONTRIBUTORS: Michael MorpurgoEAN: 9781405281799COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 290 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
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
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
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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 … 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
CONTRIBUTORS: Michael MorpurgoEAN: 9781405281799COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 290 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
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
The Girl who survived her mother -Moshitadi Lehlomela
Lehlomela offers a biographical rendition of her childhood experiences and how she got to discover and label her woundedness. She takes us through her journey where we start by sympathising, then empathising and finally those of us who have this would feel like we are reading our life story. I finished that book feeling unburdened. By writing her story, she named and voiced my wounds. I first felt triggered and then unpacked my healing. This book is for anyone who can't explain why they have a complicated relationship with their mother. It's not for the faint-hearted, but it's a worthy read. If you can't afford it and are in Johannesburg, it is available at Johannesburg Public Libraries for those with Library cards.
Ek het groot geword met Portchie in my ouers se huis - dis vir my onsettend mooi om te lees hoe Portchie oor 30 jaar sukses gebou het. Dit lees soos ‘n film.