The WATER HORSE: Legend Of The Deep
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(1 ratings)96 pages2007Puffin BooksISBN 9780141302232
Juvenile FictionAnimalsDogsHorsesFantasy & Magic
About this book
Is it a beastie? Is it a kelpie? Is it a sea monster. Angus and his sister, kirstie, have found something strange at the beach so they take it home to put it in the bath - who knows what it might be? At first they think its's just a big old piece of seaweed, but in the morning it's squeaking and splashing ... the seaweed has hatched into a curious creature with little flippers - it's the water horse! The question is will Mum let Angus and Kirstie keep him - and what whill they do with him if he just keeps on growing?
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN
- 9780141302232
- Language
- en
About Dick King-Smith
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was a prolific English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), or Babe the Gallant Pig in the US. It was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978.
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