King of the Cloud Forests

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A young boy escapes from China after the Japanese invasion and starts on a journey thru Tibet, Nepal and India to England. Through snow clad mountains and many storms, he fights the cold and hunger and comes across wolves and the yeti... he lives with the yeti for an year and learns about their life and their ways - his experience with the Yeti touches his life as nothing else... and he finds that many years ago a young doctor (who later won the novel prize for medicine) had lived with the yeti for three years... and the yeti had mistaken him for the old doctor from the past... the two share a bond and an experience and such comradeship that is more precious to them than anything else... they remember their simplicity and honesty that is beyond what we can aspire for... King Of The Cloud Forests is an unassuming story at first glance, before it's unexpectedly weaved with myth and fantasy. What starts as a boy's introduction to the realities of war and loss in China becomes a reflective and wistful account of an arduous journey across the Himalayan mountains, the assimulation into and then loss of an intimate, unanticipated family, and the way this experience colours Ashley's perceptions of life in the unfamiliar civilisation of England. My main reason for reading this was because it was a recommended text for a KS2 mountain based topic. I did enjoy the text once I got past chapter 4 as I found the first few chapters difficult to engage with. This book is amazing. If you are the sceptical type, you'll think its all made up or maybe you are a believer. Whichever you are, this is an amazing story and Morpurgo deserves the title, 'The Master Storyteller'.

This book was not what I was expecting. I only read one book of Morpurgo's before and I was excited to read more. Even though it was not as good as 'Private Peaceful', it still has some pleasant qualities. It is fast paced, unique and there a constant development between the characters. The ending was great. Morpurgo's writing is clean and cohesive, padded with edifying descriptions and details that give the world and Ashley's thoughts depth without impeding the pace or easy digestion of the story. The consistency of the narrative voice gives legitimacy to the mythological presence and helps to lessen the jolt from reality to fantasy. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.J'ai maintenant comme ambition de vivre moi aussi aux côtés des yétis, avec la neige, les montagnes et les moutons. A classic and heartfelt war story from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. When Japan invaded China, Ashley and Uncle Sung are forced to flee. It is a perilous journey across the Himalayas, and they struggle to survive. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-02-06 12:01:17 Boxid IA40056507 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

After being rescued in the mountains of Tibet by a near-human tribe who revere him as a god, Ashley must choose between returning to the violence of the village he fled and the tests of courage that await him as the tribe's god For more information about the work of Farms for City Children, please visit www.farmsforcitychildren.org urn:lcp:kingofcloudfores0000morp_h3u3:epub:79fdb1f1-f99a-4b1d-b215-216e3012df1d Foldoutcount 0 Identifier kingofcloudfores0000morp_h3u3 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t8cg9tq4x Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780603568398You can also read about his life in War Child to War Horse,a collaborative biography with Maggie Fergusson. Berlie Doherty was born in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, the youngest of three children. She always wanted to be a writer, but when she was little there were many things she wanted to be - a singer, ballet dancer, air hostess, librarian... Her serious writing started at university, where she trained to be a teacher. Now she lives in an isolated cottage in the country and writes in a barn overlooking the Pennines. She says of her writing: "After I finish a book I'm quite sad because I feel grieved that I have lost someone close; a great deal of myself is in my books."

Morpurgo added: “Storymakers and storytellers like Barrie, and like all the previous winners of this award, have given us the hope and faith children need, we need, to keep flying, have sustained us through dark and troubled times, have banished doubt. To touch the lives of children, to witness their listening and reading silence, is reward enough in itself. This is simply the icing on the cake.” Such an accurate protrayal of the Himalayas would be hard to find in fiction. This wonderful mythical story, epic in scale sees a lost boy befriended and saved by yetis. Incredible emotions are evoked between them as they are each reliant on communication by gesture rather than spoken word. It’s a gem of a book and one that like Escape from Shangri-Lawill appeal equally to someone of 10 or 110. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children's Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. 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. Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > Every time I read a Michael Morpurgo book, I think I can't be more enthralled than the last one....then I am - AGAIN. King of the Cloud Forests" es una novela juvenil de Michael Morpurgo de 1987, y con dolor, porque me encanta este autor, he de reconocer que no me ha gustado. Aunque tiene ideas muy buenas, me parece un Morpurgo desafinado: uno de sus puntos fuertes, que es crear tensión, aquí falla, y da la sensación de que el escritor iba descubriendo la historia mientras avanzaba, pero también iba olvidándose de lo que había escrito anteriormente. Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He 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.

The book I chose to read was “King of the Cloud Forest” written by Michael Morpurgo. This book is adventure fiction, I usually don’t enjoy adventure fiction but I enjoyed this book because Michael Morpurgo is an incredible author. I have loved all of Michael Morpurgo's books so I decided to try this one. King of the Cloud Forests" va pasando por distintas etapas, que se corresponden al viaje de Ashley, y a todas les pasa lo mismo: en cuanto se acaba la novedad, son aburridas porque Morpurgo se olvida de subir la tensión (a veces se da cuenta, y entonces crea algo interesante, pero lo hace tras páginas y páginas muy anodinas). Además, el autor va plantando elementos que parecen importantes, pero que luego no pintan nada; y cierra la novela con demasiadas casualidades. In November 2016 Michael Morpurgo won the J M Barrie Award for his contribution to children’s literature.This award is given every year by Action for Children’s Arts to a “children’s arts practitioner” whose lifetime’s work has delighted children and will stand the test of time.

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After being rescued in the mountains of Tibet by a near-human tribe who revere him as a god, Ashley must choose between returning to the violence of the village he fled and the tests of courage that await him as the tribe's god. When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. But the heart of the magic that binds them – Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen – has been lost. The Wizard has been searching for the stone for more than 100 years, but the forces of evil are closing in, determined to possess and destroy its special power. Colin and Susan realise at last that they are the key to the Weirdstone’s return. But how can two children defeat the Morrigan and her deadly brood? Michael's books have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Bulgarian and Hungarian, Hebrew and Japanese. He travels all over the UK and abroad talking to people of all ages at literary festivals, telling his stories and encouraging them to tell theirs.