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The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular during its day, and was a mainstay of children's literature through the 1920s. The protagonist is Tom, a young chimney sweep, who falls into a river after encountering an upper-class girl named Ellie and being chased out of her house. There he dies and is transformed into a "water baby", as he is told by a caddis fly — an insect that sheds its skin — and begins his moral education. The story is thematically concerned with Christian redemption, though Kingsley also uses the book to argue that England treats its poor badly, and to question child labour, among other themes. Source: Wikipedia
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Julia McKenzie, Timothy West and Berlie Doherty star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.
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Join Tom on his magical journey of discovery, aided by unforgettable characters like Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid, the beautiful dragonfly, the frightening otter and the lovely Ellie, then ask yourself if there really are no such things was water babies.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Heidi Taylor (illustrator). Very good condition. Slight curling of dust jacket. Beautiful photography by Zena Holloway. Illustrations by Heidi Taylor. The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular during its day, and was a mainstay of children's literature through the 1920s. The protagonist is Tom, a young chimney sweep, who falls into a river after encountering an upper-class girl named Ellie and being chased out of her house. There he dies and is transformed into a "water baby", as he is told by a caddis fly (an insect that sheds its skin) and begins his moral education. The story is thematically concerned with Christian redemption. Source: Wikipedia. Seller Inventory # ABE-1651032823436
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The Water Babies - A retelling.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Scarce title in Australia. Published and printed in Australia. As new, fine condition. No marks whatsoever. Beautiful photography of babies under water, referencing Charles Kingsley's classic. The photos have a mythical quality. Illustrated as well, by Heidi Taylor. 25cm x 31cm. 142pp. Seller Inventory # ABE-1688014255527
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. This is a retelling from the original by Charles Kingsley. The book is in good condition. The pages are clean and crisp, the are no pencil marks or notations throughout the book. The DJ is also in good condition, it is covered with a protective plastic. There is a small tear on the first blank page. Seller Inventory # 027279
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