1. The Fox And The Ghost King
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The Fox And The Ghost King
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2. The Fox And The Ghost King
Kensuke’s Kingdom
   
I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't  got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn't be doing this I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.
Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone…
    
The Fox And The Ghost King
In a cosy den under a garden shed lives a family of foxes. They love to watch football – all foxes do. But their favourite team keeps losing and losing, and it seems like things will never look up.
That is, until Daddy Fox finds the ghost of a king, buried underneath a car park. A king who wishes only to be free.
“Release me,” says the Ghost King, “and I can do anything. Just tell me your greatest wish.”
For these football-loving foxes, might everything be about to change…?

3. Q. What do these words tell you about the fox cub?
Kensuke’s Kingdom
   
I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't  got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn't be doing this I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.
Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone…
    
Meet The Foxes
Imagine a family of foxes – Mum, Dad and the four of us little cubs – living in our den under a garden shed in Leicester. That’s us. I am the oldest, and I am the boss cub too, the friskiest, the peskiest, the pushiest. Dad likes that because it reminds him of himself, he says.
Q. What do these words tell you about the fox cub?

4. Kensuke’s Kingdom Exploring Vocabulary Choices
   
I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't  got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn't be doing this I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.
Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone…
    
Exploring Vocabulary Choices
oldest - has lived for the longest
friskiest - the most playful and full of energy
peskiest - the most annoying, always causing trouble
pushiest - the one that most tries to get his or her own way
Q. Why might Michael Morpurgo have chosen to use the superlative?

5. The Fox And The Ghost King
Kensuke’s Kingdom
   
I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't  got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn't be doing this I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.
Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone…
    
The Fox And The Ghost King
In a cosy den under a garden shed lives a family of foxes. They love to watch football – all foxes do. But their favourite team keeps losing and losing, and it seems like things will never look up.
That is, until Daddy Fox finds the ghost of a king, buried underneath a car park. A king who wishes only to be free.
“Release me,” says the Ghost King, “and I can do anything. Just tell me your greatest wish.”
For these football-loving foxes, might everything be about to change…?