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The story begins with a mysterious egg washed up on a Scottish beach, the morning after a great storm. Kirstie and her brother Angus find the egg and take it home. The next day it has hatched into a tiny greeny-grey creature with a horse's head, warty skin, four flippers and a crocodile's tail. The baby sea monster soon becomes the family pet – but the trouble is, it just doesn't stop growing!
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Dick King-Smith is one of the best-loved children's authors of today. He has written over a hundred books, including The Sheep-Pig, winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, which inspired the blockbuster film Babe.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dick King Smith has a reputation for good books about animals, and although the Water Horse is a fantastical creature, the story is richly realistic in tone. In this well written short paperback for confident readers, this is the story of the Loch Ness monster from its hatching fom a giant Mermaid's purse and through it's early life with two children and Grandad Grumble. They care for the friendly little monster as it grows from a kitten-sized creature with a face resembling a horse into a considerably bigger beastie which needs a secret midnight transfer to an appropriate loch.
It is a simple story yet both exciting and moving enough to engage and enthrall 5-9s, with a couple of dozen black and white illustrations to spark their imaginations. Now my children can't wait to see the film......
If you enjoyed the natural history and down-to-earth feel of this book, you might also like to try the shorter Morpurgo titles for the same age group e.g. The Dancing Bear and Tom's Sausage Lion.
It is a simple story yet both exciting and moving enough to engage and enthrall 5-9s, with a couple of dozen black and white illustrations to spark their imaginations. Now my children can't wait to see the film......
If you enjoyed the natural history and down-to-earth feel of this book, you might also like to try the shorter Morpurgo titles for the same age group e.g. The Dancing Bear and Tom's Sausage Lion.
Format:Paperback
"The Water Horse" by Dick King Smith has captured the imagination of my 8 year old. The only drawback is he's now pestering us to go to see "Nessie"! He has looked up lots of info on line about alleged sightings the Lock Ness Monster. Would thoroughly recommend this book to be read to your child or independent reading
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Waterhorse
The waterhorse is a adventure by dick king-smith who likes animals and who likes writs books for children.
kistie and he her brother Angues find a egg.The next day it hatches in the shed.The Waterhorse and Angues has lots of adventures on the water.
I like the Waterhorse jumps on the het ,the het is attached to a horse. The house fell on catapault a explod and dost of men in the water.
I recommend this book to year 6. In conclusion i give this book 10/10 because its interesting for children.
The waterhorse is a adventure by dick king-smith who likes animals and who likes writs books for children.
kistie and he her brother Angues find a egg.The next day it hatches in the shed.The Waterhorse and Angues has lots of adventures on the water.
I like the Waterhorse jumps on the het ,the het is attached to a horse. The house fell on catapault a explod and dost of men in the water.
I recommend this book to year 6. In conclusion i give this book 10/10 because its interesting for children.
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