Kensuke 's Kingdom - Wikipedia Kensuke 's Kingdom hide This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article 's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( February 2013 ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2015 ) Kensuke 's Kingdom Author Michael Morpurgo Translator English Illustrator Michael Foreman Country United Kingdom Genre Historical fiction Published 1999 Egmont UK Ltd Media type Print ( HardbackPaperback ) Pages 161 ISBN 978 - 1405201940 OCLC 429021819 Kensuke 's Kingdom is a children 's novel by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman. It was first published in 1999 by Egmont UK. Since then, many more editions have been released by various other publishers, such as Scholastic.. Book summary A young boy called Michael travels with his parents around the world on the yacht Peggy Sue after his parents lose their jobs at the brickworks and decide to sail the seven seas. Michael 's parents teach him what he would have normally learnt at school and he has a log that he writes in. They travel from England to Africa, South America and Australia. He was on the lookout one night with his sheepdog, Stella Artois, and they awake to discover that they were on an island near Australia. While Michael struggles to survive on the island, food is regularly left for him. To his surprise, he learns that an elderly Japanese man called Kensuke is also living on the island. Kensuke helps Michael to survive. Kensuke was the one who saved Michael when Michael was thrown overboard. Michael teaches Kensuke English, and Kensuke teaches Michael how to paint, how to fish with a spear and where to find the best food ( Such as red bananas ) and water. He is eventually revealed to be a doctor and survivor of World War II, and he believes that his family, including his wife Kimi, and son Michaya, died in Nagasaki after the atomic bomb was dropped there on 9 August 1945. Over time Kensuke begins to understand how Michael feels and how he misses his family. Together they build a beacon that can be lit to signal to ships, but for a long time they see no sign of any ships. Later, however, Michael witnesses a junk and he consults Kensuke as to whether or not he should light the beacon. Kensuke recognises the ship as that of poachers, and he and Michael rush to gather all the orangutans into the cave to protect them from the threat that lies in the ship. They nearly succeed but can not find one particular orang - utan, the one Kensuke calls Kikanbo. The ship arrives and they hear gunshots. When the ship leaves, they discover that some gibbon monkeys have been killed, but that Kikanbo had survived. The next time they see a ship it is not the poachers, and they both light the fire. The crew on the ship see the fire and change direction, heading towards the island. When the boat is closer, Michael sees that the boat is the Peggy Sue, with his parents on board. Kensuke decides at that point, despite thinking otherwise earlier, that he will not be sailing home with Michael ; he says `` This is my place. This Kensuke 's Kingdom. Emperor must stay in his Kingdom, look after his people. Emperor does not run away. Not honourable thing to do. '' Kensuke tells him to keep everything a secret until ten years have passed, when Kensuke passes away. Michael runs out to the beach where the ship had landed and is reunited with his parents. In the postscript, it is revealed that 4 years after the book was published, Kensuke 's son in the novel, Michaya, had survived and wrote to Michael asking to talk about Kensuke. Michael notes that he laughs just like his father. References Jump up ^ Kensuke 's Kingdom at Reading Matters Jump up ^ Kensuke 's Kingdom at Fantastic Fiction External links Official page at michaelmorpurgo.com Reading matters page Children 's literature portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kensuke%27s_Kingdom&oldid=843468826 '' Categories : Novels by Michael Morpurgo 1999 British novels British children 's novels Novels set in Oceania Novels set on islands 1999 children 's books Hidden categories : EngvarB from January 2018 Use dmy dates from January 2018 Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from February 2013 All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention Articles needing additional references from September 2015 All articles needing additional references Articles with multiple maintenance issues Books with missing cover Talk About Wikipedia Français Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 29 May 2018, at 10 : 20. About Wikipedia

Question: where did michael live in kensuke's kingdom
Answer: on an island near Australia