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THE WATER BABIES Charles Kingsley ~ PB 1985
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2 copies available (PLEASE SPECIFY):
1. Glossy softcover, light edgewear, turning creases to bottom corner of cover and first four pages, lightly toned pages are otherwise unmarked. 192 pages, abridged edition, Puffin Books, 1985. ISBN-10: 0140350357. The photograph forms part of the description.
2. Glossy softcover, light edgewear, creases to corners of cover, lightly toned pages are otherwise unmarked. Illustrated by Alice Englander. 222 pages, abridged edition, ethuen Children's Books, 1988. ISBN-10: ******7724. The photograph forms part of the description.
Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villain chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He runs away, and, hot and bothered, he slips into a cooling stream, falls asleep, and becomes a Water Baby. In his new life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an engaging old lobster, other water babies, and at last reaches St Branden's Isle where he encounters the fierce Mrs Bedonebyeasyoudid and the motherly Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere young Tom achieves his heart's desire.
All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Can be picked up from HILLARYS (any time) OR NOLLAMARA (school hours), or will post. To see all my current listings, click on my name: Riverdancer.
1. Glossy softcover, light edgewear, turning creases to bottom corner of cover and first four pages, lightly toned pages are otherwise unmarked. 192 pages, abridged edition, Puffin Books, 1985. ISBN-10: 0140350357. The photograph forms part of the description.
2. Glossy softcover, light edgewear, creases to corners of cover, lightly toned pages are otherwise unmarked. Illustrated by Alice Englander. 222 pages, abridged edition, ethuen Children's Books, 1988. ISBN-10: ******7724. The photograph forms part of the description.
Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villain chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He runs away, and, hot and bothered, he slips into a cooling stream, falls asleep, and becomes a Water Baby. In his new life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an engaging old lobster, other water babies, and at last reaches St Branden's Isle where he encounters the fierce Mrs Bedonebyeasyoudid and the motherly Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere young Tom achieves his heart's desire.
All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Can be picked up from HILLARYS (any time) OR NOLLAMARA (school hours), or will post. To see all my current listings, click on my name: Riverdancer.
- Date Listed:17/01/2016
- Last Edited:10/05/2021
- Condition:Used
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