King of the Cloud Forests
Michael Morpurgo
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- History Time - blasts from the past
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
Average rating
A classic and heartfelt war story from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. Escaping from China as the Japanese invade, Ashley and Uncle Sung embark on a perilous journey across the Himalayas. Then Ashley finds himself alone in the hostile mountains, battling for his life. He is just about to give up all hope, when he has a mysterious and terrifying encounter … Author of Private Peaceful and Friend or Foe, Michael Morpurgo again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master storyteller with another of his beautifully crafted war stories. In the tradition of Goodnight Mr Tom, Carrie's War, and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, King of the Cloud Forests is a novel that takes children to the heart of a tumultuous period in history.– –– Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. He is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Michael has written more than forty books for children including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. Several of his other stories have been adapted for screen and stage, including My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came and Kensuke's Kingdom. Michael has 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. He started the charity Farms for City Children in 1976 with his wife, Clare, aimed at relieving the “poverty of experience… many young children feel in inner city and urban areas. Michael is also a patron of over a dozen other charities. Living in Devon, listening to Mozart and working with children have provided Michael with the ideas and incentive to write his stories. He spends half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories for children. ""For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers."" Michael received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.
Reviews
i would recommend it and i liked uncle sung
Anonymous 18.07.2022
I think it was amazing .
Doctor Pinky Teacup 03.07.2022
I really enjoyed this book and i would recommend this book to people who like adventure books. It was about a girl called Ashley and her Uncle Sung who have to flee their country because Japan was invading it. Then Ashley is captured by some Yetis who think she is their leader and Ashley stays there for 3 months enjoying living with the Yetis. This book is fiction. So i would really recommend this book.
Doctor Iguana Tinkle 16.08.2021
It was good but it was a bit confusing in parts of the book. I liked a character called Uncle Sung the best because he was calm and kind to even the meanest of people. Yes but it does take a while to read. I would recommend it to people who are interested in adventure storys.
Duchess Mistral Yo-yo 28.08.2020
really intresting and heart-warming
Dona Phoenix Piano-key 26.08.2020
It’s a very lovely but confusing book which involves yetis and a war
Fairy Bernice Windchime 10.08.2020
I thought this book was very imaganative
Captain Kangaroo Shortbread 09.08.2020
It was unbelievable and one of the best books I have ever read .My favourite animal was the yetis since they are so forgiving.l would recommend it for it’s amazing idea.
Principal Hopscotch Foxtail 03.08.2020
A really good read with lots of adventure. I had to look up some of the words but really enjoyed this book.
Sir Bruno Owl 23.07.2020
Good read!
Captain Horatio Legend 15.09.2019
Morpurgo does it again! simply a brilliant book!
Anonymous 24.08.2019
My favourite part was when he discovered who the real yeti talker because he was a very kind man.
Anonymous 29.08.2018
I liked the part when Ashley and the yetis were having fun and when they met Edward Lely.
Anonymous 21.11.2017
Booooooooo! Boring
Anonymous 25.09.2017
Really good book! I loved it
Anonymous 17.09.2017
Amazing.
Anonymous 29.08.2017
I like long books sometimes - quite a long book. I like the Yetis - they are my favourite characters. Really enjoyed it. Would recommend for ages 7+ because I think it would be too long for people younger. Some of the words are quite long and hard to read.
Anonymous 18.08.2017
Michael Morpurgo has previously explored the theme of unlikely friendship and he revisits the subject in this novel. It takes you through the story of Ashley, a young boy, who gets lost in the Himalayas and finds friendship with a group of yetis. While I enjoyed the story, I found the start quite confusing but stick with it as it gets easier to understand once you get further into the plot. The wartime setting may appeal to Morpurgo fans and he also includes various animals as characters. Not my favourite of his novels but still a worthwhile read.
Anonymous 16.08.2017
It starts of slowly but by the end is a great book If you like a sad ending this has a semi-sad ending Quite good overall
Anonymous 08.08.2017
It is very boring and not adventurous... It is like a lonely person's stupid diary!
Anonymous 12.07.2017
