Kensuke’s Kingdom
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Overwhelming, beautifully written and told.
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It’s 1944. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her… and then the bombs start to fall.
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Heartwarming story and characters.
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Third time reading - kills “me” everytime’
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping!!!
- By graydoc on 08-06-17
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome story!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during World War I, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail and engrossing atmosphere, the book leads to a dramatic and moving conclusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Third time reading - kills “me” everytime’
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- Narrated by: Paul Chequer
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen to the Moon
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A stunning new emotional tour-de-force from the author of Shadow, Born to Run and War Horse. May, 1915. Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies - injured, thirsty, lost… and with absolutely no memory of who she is, or how she came to be there. She can say only one word: Lucy. Where has she come from? Is she a mermaid, the victim of a German U-boat, or even - as some islanders suggest - a German spy?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Morpurgo Masterpiece!
- By Ralph W Cudworth on 03-06-16
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Running Wild
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For Will and his mother, going to Indonesia isn't just a holiday. It's an escape, a new start, a chance to put things behind them - things like the death of Will's father. And to begin with, it seems to be just what they both needed. But then Oona, the elephant Will is riding on the beach, begins acting strangely, shying away from the sea. And that's when the tsunami comes crashing in, and Oona begins to run. Except that when the tsunami is gone, Oona just keeps on running.
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The World's Worst Teachers
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Millions of young listeners have loved the World's Worst Children tales. Now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World's Worst Teachers. Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These 10 tales of the world's most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster. Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is always furious and she's on a detention rampage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved this book
- By Monique on 05-18-20
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Dancing Bear
- By: Michael Morpurgo
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A gentle and deeply moving story of a young girl and her bear, told with great charm by a master storyteller. High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village - safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear....
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2 out of 5 stars
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I will openly admit, it pissed me off
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Farm Boy
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Set on a farm in rural Devon, Farm Boy is a collection of Grandpa's reminiscences and stories, touchingly told to his grandson. Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpa's eye. In War Horse, Joey was sent away from the farm to be a warhorse in World War I. Grandpa had joined the cavalry in order to find, and fight, with Joey. Farm Boy brings us forward 50 years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Touched my heart
- By Russell Bernard on 08-16-18
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The Butterfly Lion
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A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion. Bertie rescues an orphaned lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.
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3 out of 5 stars
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poor narrative
- By Manoj Mathews on 07-24-18
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In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune.
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I Really Loved Where the Mountain Meets the Moon!
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Tom lands in the hospital with a nasty bump on the head after a gym class accident. And things only get worse when he meets the hospital staff, including the wicked matron of the children's ward. But luckily, Tom's time in the hospital will be anything but boring when he discovers that his fellow patients turn the awful ward into the most wondrous world after lights out. Join the Midnight Gang as they make their wildest dreams come true!
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5 out of 5 stars
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This was our 1st book by the Author
- By The Mrs. on 04-01-19
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Shadow
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A stunning and moving new novel from Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller – featuring the bravest dog in all the world. When Hero, a bomb-sniffing spaniel, goes missing in the middle of wartorn Afghanistan, his soldier-owner is devastated. Meanwhile, Hero makes friends with a local Afghan boy, and sees a whole other side of the war. As Christmas draws ever closer, the question is – will Hero and his trainer ever be reunited?
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it
- By Sarah B. Crouch on 11-06-17
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There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
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Bradley Chalkers IS the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likes him - except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try. But when you feel like the most-hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
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Born to Run
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Joy and heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhound’s journey through life – and from owner to owner…“The sack wasn't just drifting gently along like everything else, it was turning of its own accord. There was definitely something inside it, struggling against the side of the plastic bag, kicking at it, squeaking and squealing in terror. He had no idea what it might be, only that it was alive and in danger of drowning.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Marvellous
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David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times best seller Demon Dentist, and now he’s bringing his signature humor to this raucous tale of prison breaks and heists gone wrong in Bad Dad. Frank’s dad was a champion hot-rod racer, Gilbert the Great. But when a terrible accident sees him go from hero to zero, Frank and Gilbert are left with nothing - and in the grips of a wicked crime boss and his henchmen. After Gilbert is thrown in prison, only Frank can come to his rescue....
Publisher's Summary
A desert-island adventure, and a subtle observation of friendship, trust and humanity.
Winner of The Children’s Book Award.
Superbly read by DEREK JACOBI.
When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parents’ yacht, he struggles to survive on his own. He can’t find food and he can’t find water, and as Michael and his dog curl up to sleep, he knows they cannot last long.
But he soon realises there is someone close by, someone who is watching over him and helping him to stay alive. Following a close-run battle between life and death, the mysterious stranger – Kensuke – allows Michael into his world and they become friends, teaching and learning from each other, until the day of separation becomes inevitable.
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- BK Stubbs
- 04-24-17
A rare gem
This is a book you will want to read/hear. Eloquent and captivating, Derek Jacobi does an amazing job as narrator (of course!), :) and the story is masterfully written.
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- Donna Morrell-Pruitt
- 12-08-16
a nice little story.
I picked this story because it seemed like a short story compared to the books I normally listen to. I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed it very much.And I plan to tell my son about it so he can let his son listen to it also.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-19
WOW! JUST WOW!
A very heartwarming story. I know my children would love this (I review audiobooks first before I let them have it). Younger children might find the narration dry at first due to their limited vocabulary but as the story unfolds they will be hooked. I love how Derek Jacobi perform in Japanese accent. I also love the fact that we can maximize this for our homeschool. A MUST TO BE IN YOUR LIBRARY.
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- vin
- 06-09-13
Enjoyable
Whilst I could probably listen to Derek Jacobi read the telephone directory and enjoy listening to it - the whole story is highly enjoyable. I always find that, whilst Michael Morpurgo writes for "children", they are highly enjoyable by adults too ( perhaps its the big kid in all of us?)
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- Jason
- 04-09-13
Masterpiece...
I was so impressed by this novel that I decided to use it as part of my English teaching programme. The narration is absolutely superb and had the children completely captivated each morning.
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- Mrs
- 02-21-12
A touching story, read very well indeed.
This story come's alive in one's mind, the voice over is done so well, I love his English in 'Japanese accent'.
The music added a bit of flavor to it and all in all a really touching story, read very well indeed.
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- Fatima begum
- 01-16-20
Awesome book
Great book loved the scene and the way how it’s set
It’s good if u like stories with a good adventure overall 100/5
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- Miss Sophie A Pollard
- 09-10-19
Can listen to over and over again. Love it.
To me this is a timeless classic I first read the book when I was at school and I love delving back in and hearing of Micheals adventure and the friendship with Kensuke shows that there is no age limit for those who care
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- Daniel Staples
- 08-19-19
Great story, well told
Great story, well told. Our family (youngest 6) enjoyed this very much. It made our long journey to Scotland go well.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-31-19
a short review
loved it truely heartwarming, wonderful performance by Derek something that listening to again after so many years
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- L
- 07-09-19
Excellent story
Great book, I listened to this first when I was a child and now as an adult and still love it
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- Niamh Cooney
- 01-21-20
OUTSTANDING
Beautifully read. It had me hooked from the start. I'll definitely be recommending this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-25-19
fantastic
Old childhood book brought back to life! will be reading this to my family forever
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