The Wreck of the Zanzibar
Michael Morpurgo
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
- History Time - blasts from the past
- History Time - blasts from the past
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
Average rating
A gripping children’s story from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo. “We all knew what was going to happen. We’d seen it before. A ship about to founder staggers before she falls. A huge wave broke over her stern and she did not come upright again.… Life on the Scilly Isles in 1907 is bleak and full of hardship. Laura’s twin brother, Billy, disappears, and then a storm devastates everything. It seems there’s little hope. But then the Zanzibar is wrecked on the island’s rocks, and everything changes … The Wreck of the Zanzibar is a gripping historical adventure from the author of An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, and An Elephant in the Garden. Michael Morpurgo is the master storyteller of such modern classic children's books as War Horse, Friend or Foe, Private Peaceful, and Kensuke's Kingdom. He has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
Reviews
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Sergeant Gargoyle Colly-Wobbles 14.09.2024
My opinion of this book is really positive. I loved that Michael Morpurgo did the story as a diary! This book is one of my favourite fiction stories and you could tell that because I finished it in one whole morning. The character that I like the most would have to be Granny May because she seems to stay calm even through the part where things aren't great. I would recommend this book for children who are in the range of Y5 to Y7.
Countess Bernice Rollerskate 29.08.2023
It was a good quick read, based on the Scilly Isles, off the coast of cornwall, they lived on an Island with not many other people, so not much went on, but it was still a plesent read.
Anonymous 31.07.2023
Great aunt Laura's mum and dad left somewhere to search for Billy [ Great aunt Laura's brother] Yes, I would recommend it to someone else.
Anonymous 13.08.2022
life on the iles of scilly in 1907 is bleak and full of hardship. Lauras twin brother, Billy, disappearsand then a storm devastates everything!
Empress Petronella Washington 04.09.2021
I think it is very cool the way it was written in a dairy/journal format. Which most of Michale Morpurgo books are written. I think it shows how passionate she is about her family being in a good state. I would recommend i to somone else cause it really gives you a glimpse into someones life and its not just all fiction.
Senorita Iguana Borchester-Smythe 21.08.2021
Life on the Scilly Isles in 1907 is bleak and full of hardship. Laura's twin brother, Billy, disappears, and then a storm devastates everything. It seems there's little hope. But then the Zanzibar is wrecked on the island's rocks, and everything changes ...
Ambassador Trigger Sparrow 20.07.2021
The wreck of the Zanzibar is a fiction book about: a girl called Laura, her family and neighbours on the Isles of Scilly in 1907 and the hard life on the island. Although they were saving people and things are getting better in the end, it is sad that they had to live on other people's misfortune (ships going wrecked). It is good to understand how hard the life use to be and still is for some people, this is why I hope other children will read this book.
General Iguana Supermarket 04.09.2020
I really enjoyed this book. I loved how it was a diary the whole time except from when the boy found the diary and finished reading the diary. I loved how the people listened to the ancestor and put the turtle on display in the town. I would recommend this book to children aged 9-15 because it is exciting but a bit scary at times.
Countess Candyfloss Bobble-hat 19.08.2020
I would recommend this book to everyone as it’s a very nice book and has a happy ending.
Fairy Bernice Windchime 18.08.2020
it was very interesting and the way her brother came back after so many long years. It is also very emotional most of the time so it keeps you reading. And it was really enjoyable.
Doctor July Sherbet 03.08.2020
This is a wonderfully detailed story and love it so much l have read it twice at school in my reading group and once to myself. I think this book is amazing and I highly recommended it.
Captain Sapphire Bubble-wrap 03.08.2020
I thought it was funny because the teachers ran down the beach. I would recommend this book.
Commander Octopus Desperado 01.08.2020
It was a ficton book.It was enjoyable to read.My favourite character is Laura. I would recommend this book to 9-13 year olds.
Fairy Boadicea Gooseberry 31.07.2020
The wreck of the Zanzibar is about a girl who wanted to ride a boat but his brother and his dad always say that only boys can ride a boat . One day the other people in the village had a race but everyone had drowned .
Anonymous 26.07.2020
I like this book
Lord Ice-T Ridiculous 24.07.2020
I thought this book was well-written and serious, although I didn't think the zanzibar was mentioned early enough.
Anonymous 26.06.2020
The wreck of zanzibar is an OK book. It's writen like a diary
General Sloth Tinkle 11.06.2020
Life on the isles of Scilly in 1907 is bleak and full of hardship. Laura's twin brother, Billydisappears, and then a storm devastates everything. It seems there's little hope... When the ship called "Zanzibar" is wrecked, everything changes .
Marshal Iguana Vesuvius 11.08.2019
This was a story about a girl called Laura (& her brother Billy), they lived on an island but were running out of food, after a storm a ship was wrecked near the island, then they had food and timber, and cows! then they lived happily ever after. This book was good because it was adventurous, Laura saved a turtle which was good.
Anonymous 16.07.2018
