The Water Horse | Dick King-Smith | This is a cute book on 'Nessie'

The Water Horse | Dick King-Smith | Excellent book for kids

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The Water Horse

	The Water Horse Dick King-Smith Yearling, 2007 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Now in paperback! From the award-winning author of Babe: The Gallant Pig comes the story of how the Loch Ness monster finds his home, thanks to the human family that raises him.

This is a cute book on 'Nessie'

I have to say the advertisements for the movie of The Water Horse prompted me to look to the book it was based on and what a cutie of a book it is -
Set in 1930's Scotland, after a huge storm a family goes to the shore to see what has washed up - and they found something very strange -
maybe something alive? an egg? what is it?
Well the kids take it inside and place it in the tub with water - to their surprise when they go to the tub the next morning, the container is open! And there is a cute creature that 'chirrups' at them - the grandfather tells them it is a water horse - the kind of creature that is of legend in the lochs of Scotland -
They feed the little fella and call him Crusoe and soon he needs to be placed in a pond, then a larger pond and when he is almost too big, the family takes him to a large loch to spend his life -
The family loves him and he loves them and learns that all humans aren't like them -
It is a story of love for the family and love of an innocent animal that has charmed the world with its legendary existence -
I plan to see the movie, but my imagination soared as I imagined the tiny water horse in the bathtub eating sardines...
Charming!!

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Excellent book for kids

AFter taking my grandson to see The Water horse, which he loved, I promised to get him the book and read it to him. He is only seven and a nascent reader, so the plan was to read one chapter each night before bedtime. WEll, one morphed to two which then morphed to three. The book,very different from the movie in plot line, wonderfully depicts the logistics of caring for an unusual creature and it also subtly addresses the relationships between the brother and sister characters and their grandfather and father. My grandson loved this book--including the whimsical illustrations and the stills from the movie--and now we have a list of books we plan to tackle each night. This is the first longer book I have read to him, and it is perfect. The book can spur discussions between adult and child about the difference between it and the film.

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Excellent Book for Children!

I bought this book for my 7 year old niece. She has already read the first 5 chapters and she really enjoys the story! She was somewhat disappointed that the illustrations were not in color, but I explained to her that this was just how the book was printed. Her interest in it now has really peaked since I took her to see the movie that the book is based on! I would recommend this reading for ALL children!!!!!

Beautiful Fantasy

I believe a bit of fantasy is good for growing children in this difficult world, and my grandkids really enjoyed it. A book that holds their interest will promote good reading skills.

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Wonderful book - but don't see the movie

This is a sweet story, appropriate for young children starting at about age 5. It is very low stress, benign. Just right for parents who are tired of stories about violence and meanness and seek out magical tales full of caring and goodness. Too bad they took this darling tale and turned it into a terrible hollywood movie full of canons, war, a dead father and chase scenes. In saying this I give nothing away about the book, because NONE of this was from the book.

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