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Kenzuke's kingdom

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  • How does Kenzuke react when he sees the fire?
    He gets angry and throws sand on it to put it out
  • What does Michael use as a lucky charm during his trip?
    The football, given to him by his best friend Eddie
  • What animals does Michael see and hear in the jungle?
    Gibbons
  • How do we call the item where Michael writes what they do and what happens everyday on board the ship?
    The ship's logbook
  • What mysterious things does Michael find unexpectedly on the island?
    Food and water
  • Which country do they visit where Michael plays football on the beach?
    Brazil
  • Why does Michael's family decide to go on a sailing trip around the world?
    Because his father lost his job
  • How does mum feel while at sea?
    She feels seasick and she has stomach cramps
  • What does Michael do on board the ship?
    He helps his parents, keeps watch and also does schoolwork
  • Which elements did Michael use to make a fire?
    a piece of glass, some twigs and dry leaves
  • Why did Michael want to make a fire?
    To see if his parents could find him
  • Who is Michael's best friends from school?
    Eddie Dodds
  • Describe Kenzuke
    He was a diminutive, old man with copper brown skin. He was bald and had some white hairs in his chin.
  • At the beginning of the story, what did Michael do at weekends to help his family?
    He did his paper rounds / He delivered newspapers
  • Why did Michael know how to make fire?
    Because he remembered making fire with his friend Eddie at school, hiding behind the dustbins