The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith
Unfortunately we do not have a summary for this item at the moment
The Water Horse
Summary
A story set on the west coast of Scotland, in 1930. Kirstie finds a strange object washed up on shore. It looks like a giant mermaid's purse and Kirstie takes it home and puts it in the bath. The next day it has hatched into a greeny-grey creature, with a horse's head, a warty skin and flippers.
The Water Horse Summary
About Dick King-Smith
Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. He wrote a great number of children's books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harry's Mad, The Hodgeheg, Martin's Mice, The Invisible Dog, The Queen's Nose and The Crowstarver. At the British Book Awards in 1991 he was voted Children's Author of the Year. In 2009 he was made OBE for services to children's literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight.
Additional information
GOR005350589
9780670830442
0670830445
The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Penguin Random House Children's UK
19900927
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us