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King-Smith, Dick

The Water Horse

101 pp. | Crown | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-517-80026-8 $$16.00 | Library ISBN 0-517-80027-6 $$17.99
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by David Parkins. Set in the thirties, the book recounts the story of a type of sea monster called a kelpie, or Water Horse, from the moment it is discovered by eight-year-old Kirstie as a giant mermaid's purse, through its hatching in a bathtub, to its final disposition, three years later, when the "amiable beastie" is full-grown. Suspense is laced with humor in this fantasy with a compelling pace and appealing premise.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1998

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