No. of pages 176
Published: 2013
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Galaxy Children's Large Print .
There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Egmont UK Ltd .
Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Stevie Smith, John Lennon and Jo Shapcott. Michael Foreman has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. His books are published all over the world.
This book contains the following story:
Kensuke's Kingdom
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 . . .
This book is in the following series:
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
British Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the British Children's Book Award.
Whitbread Book Award
This book was recognised by the Whitbread Book Award.
Blue Peter Book Award
This book was recognised by the Blue Peter Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.
Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Children's Book Award.