Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo

May 16th, 2006 · 44 Comments
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Having read the first three chapters of the text , what genre do you feel it belongs to ?

What is your first opinion of the text ?

Have you read any other titles by this author ? If so, which ? How do they compare with this text ?

From your initial reading, have you been able to find out anything about the main character’s personality ?

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44 responses so far ↓

1 sspp // May 16, 2006 at 9:34 am

What a book !
2 mel ,cal // May 17, 2006 at 6:01 am

Adventure
3 Laura // May 17, 2006 at 6:01 am

Ithink the genre is an adventure
4 Jade and Ben // May 17, 2006 at 6:05 am

An adventure because they are setting on a voyage around the world.
5 Nancy // May 17, 2006 at 6:05 am

I think the book was a bit boring and confusing

I didn’t get the story line.
6 lauren,laura // May 17, 2006 at 6:07 am

My first opinion of the text was exciting because it seemed every thing was happening at once and because it was very enjoyable to see that in the 2nd chapter it all went well and seemed to work out.
7 Daniel&Nancy // May 17, 2006 at 6:07 am

The book was an adventure book
8 Jade // May 17, 2006 at 6:08 am

I liked it because it made me want to read on.
9 kieran // May 17, 2006 at 6:08 am

A realy good book
10 ca, tab // May 17, 2006 at 6:08 am

I think the genre is advemture.
11 katie and hannah // May 17, 2006 at 6:08 am

1.We think it is an adventure.
2. In the 1st chapter it was a bit boring because it just talked about his problems but in the 2nd it got more exciting because it had more description and action.
3. We have not read any books from Michael Morpurgo
4.He cared about his friends and family alot.
12 kelly.Hannah // May 17, 2006 at 6:08 am

It’s a enjoyable book to read because when Micheal goes on his journey it turns out to be an adventure.
13 mel ,cal // May 17, 2006 at 6:09 am

Confused because it says he was dead but it does not tell us why he is dead
14 kieran // May 17, 2006 at 6:09 am

adventure
15 Daniel&Nancy // May 17, 2006 at 6:10 am

Laura we agree but it was a bit confusing but in the second chapter was a bit better
16 John,Gayle // May 17, 2006 at 6:12 am

It is very exciting! because you’d want to know what happens next.We think the genre is adventure.
17 kieran // May 17, 2006 at 6:13 am

A good adventure so far
18 lauren // May 17, 2006 at 6:13 am

I have read part of ‘Why the Whales Came’ and ‘Toro Toro’, they compare to each other because they all have a family problem.
19 ca, tab // May 17, 2006 at 6:14 am

I like the idea of a sailing round the world because of the exiting things you could see, and visiting other countries.
20 James // May 17, 2006 at 6:14 am

I have also read The Sleeping sword and I do not like it as much because this book is to complicated and confusing.
21 Ben // May 17, 2006 at 6:15 am

I have read lots of other books by this author and this book is no exception it has a brilliant opening.Does any one else agree?
22 katie and hannah // May 17, 2006 at 6:15 am

Laura we don’t really agree with you opinion we think the 1st part was not very interesting
23 lauren,laura // May 17, 2006 at 6:17 am

Yes,I agree Nancy it was a bit confusing in the first chapter
24 katie and hannah // May 17, 2006 at 6:18 am

We agree with you Nancy we thought it wasn’t moving
25 charlie // May 17, 2006 at 6:18 am

Ben I don’t think it has a good opening because the story doesn’t move on
26 ca, tab // May 17, 2006 at 6:19 am

Ben and Jade I agree when you said it makes you want to read on, and see what happened when they where out at sea.
27 Corran Callum H // May 17, 2006 at 6:19 am

The genre of this story is adventure.My first impression was, that the book was going to be a family story which was revolved around normal family life,however the story was a exciting story revolved around the Peggy Sue and its adventures with the family.Yes. I have read many of the brilliant author Michael Morpurgo such as Private Peaceful-a truly moving story and Friend or Foe- a beautifuul story.I think all Michael Morpurgo books are brilliant they are all about family life,i think books like his are a pkeasure to read. The main character is very confident with his parents decisions,he is very loving.
28 Aaron,Alex // May 17, 2006 at 6:20 am

It was a boring story, because it just tells you about a family that sell their car ,buy a boat named Peggy Sue and and go on a adventure around the world. This is also boring, because it happens so sudden.
29 kieran // May 17, 2006 at 6:20 am

I have read Twist of gold wich is a very good adventure book
30 Jade // May 17, 2006 at 6:20 am

He is up for any challange and has lots of courage.Who else agrees?
31 Becca // May 17, 2006 at 6:20 am

it’s a adventure that is really good Because it is entertaning.
32 Lily // May 17, 2006 at 6:20 am

I think that the Genre was a Adventure. But I do not agree with Laura and Lauren because I think that the chapters were a bit boring because they gave you alot of information and you could not gather it all in.
33 Daniel // May 17, 2006 at 6:21 am

The bit of the book that we have read wasn’t very good because it was to confusing.
34 rebekah and michelle // May 17, 2006 at 6:21 am

it was a little boring because it was not intressting
35 lauren,laura // May 17, 2006 at 6:21 am

Hannah everything happened at once so how can it be boring.
36 rebecca // May 17, 2006 at 6:21 am

I think it was really good but didnt understand because there was to many names .But it was an adventure and the genre is fantastic.There way it is set out.
37 katie and hannah // May 17, 2006 at 6:21 am

Would you reccomend the Sleeping Sword to us James?
38 kelly.Hannah // May 17, 2006 at 6:22 am

Hannah and Katie we agre with you that it is an adventure book.
39 John,Gayle // May 17, 2006 at 6:22 am

The story is good and quite confusing.
40 Corran Callum H // May 17, 2006 at 6:23 am

I agree with you Ben this book has awonder ful opening.
41 mel ,cal // May 17, 2006 at 6:23 am

i think it is very confusing in the first chapter because it say’s he his dead but it dose not say why he is dead or how he died
42 lauren,laura // May 17, 2006 at 6:24 am

Who is dead Mel and Cal.
43 kieran // May 17, 2006 at 6:24 am

I would KATIE
44 Aaron,Alex // May 17, 2006 at 6:37 am

Ben I disagree ,because it goes into the main adventure straight away.