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20%OFFGeorgie Badiel - The Water Princess - 9780399172588 - V9780399172588
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The Water Princess

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Description for The Water Princess Hardcover. With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie's kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. She dreams of a day when her village will have cool, crystal-clear water of its own. Num Pages: 40 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AB; 5AC; YBCS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 253 x 250 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie's kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clearer. Every morning, she rises before the sun to make the long journey to the well. Instead of a crown, she wears a heavy pot on her head to collect the water. After the voyage home, after boiling the water to drink and clean with, Gie Gie thinks of the trip that tomorrow will bring. And she ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780399172588
SKU
V9780399172588
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3

About Georgie Badiel
Susan Verde grew up in a brownstone in the heart of Greenwich Village. She spent much of her time as a child clad in bell bottoms and rainbow suspenders, roller skating up and down her block with a skate key around her neck and a piece of chalk in her pocket (for spontaneous hopscotch). Susan's love of literature began in ... Read more

Reviews for The Water Princess
Praise for The Water Princess An ALA Notable Children's Book - 2017 Amazon Best Book of September - Ages 6-8 [T]his timely and well-crafted story will educate readers on the preciousness of potable water.
Kirkus Reviews, starred review A lovely picture book, filled with messages of ... Read more

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