Kensuke's Kingdom
I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this … I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.’
Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up and closes his eyes ready for the end.
When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone … Kensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure of survival and true friendship from the author of War Horse.
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this … I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.’
Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up and closes his eyes ready for the end.
When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone … Kensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure of survival and true friendship from the author of War Horse.
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this … I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.’
Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up and closes his eyes ready for the end.
When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone … Kensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure of survival and true friendship from the author of War Horse.
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
We love this book because it is:
a classic KS2 class text with lots of resources available online
about friendship, family & loyalty
about hope & survival
Learning opportunities:
Writing ~ imagine an event happening in Brazil and write about it in a ships log
Writing ~ write a chapter where Michael’s parents discover he is not on the boat
Writing ~ write a chapter from Kensuke’s point of view
History ~ research the history of Nagasaki & create a non-chronological report
Reading ~ how does the end of the story make the reader feel?
Geography ~ create a map of the island
PSHE ~ survival skills
PSHE ~ the football bring Michael joy. What item would bring you happiness if you were lost on a desert island?
ICT ~ create a news flash about Michael, the missing child
Art ~ create a painting in the style of Hokusai
Science ~ research the animals on the island and create a presentation about one of them
Language ~ looks at the Japanese alphabet and learn to write and say a few words in Japanese
Forest School ~ lighting a fire
DT ~ create a shelter to survive on a desert island
