Charles Kingsley's story of a boy chimney sweep is a children's classic. Sympathetically retold by Jane Carruth, the abridged text is complemented by Anne Grahame Johnstone's enchanting illustrations. Illustrated in full colour throughout, with a holographic foil cover.
Charles Kingsley's story of a boy chimney sweep is a children's classic. Sympathetically retold by Jane Carruth, the abridged text is complemented ...
'this is all a fairy tale...and, therefore, you are not to believe a word of it, even if it is true' The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest and most powerful children's stories ever written. In describing the underwater adventures of Tom, a chimney-sweeper's boy who is transformed into a water-baby after he drowns, Charles Kingsley combined comic fantasy and moral fable to extraordinary effect. Tom's encounters with friendly fish, curious lobsters, and characters such as Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby are both an exciting fairy tale and a crash course in evolutionary theory. They also...
'this is all a fairy tale...and, therefore, you are not to believe a word of it, even if it is true' The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest a...
Charles Kingsley’s classic, The Water Babies, was extremely popular in England, and was a mainstay of British children's literature for many decades. It tells the story of a young chimney sweep, Tom, who drowns in a river and is turned into a ‘water-baby’. Tom then embarks on a series of adventures and lessons underwater, and meets characters such as the major spiritual leaders of the water world, Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby, Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid, and Mother Carey.
This classic fairy tale, originally published in 1915, contains eight incredible...
Charles Kingsley’s classic, The Water Babies, was extremely popular in England, and was a mainstay of British children's literat...
Charles Kingsley: The Water Babies When Tom, an ill-treated little chimney-sweep, jumps into a clear, cool stream to clean himself something magical happens; he is turned into a tiny water baby by the fairies. He enters a strange, magical underwater world, and travels beyond the world's end to the other end-of-nowhere, getting into all sorts of scrapes and encountering creatures beautiful and frightening along the way. He also learns many important lessons - it is a voyage of discovery that Tom will never forget. The Journey of a little chimney-sweep water-baby through rivers and storms,...
Charles Kingsley: The Water Babies When Tom, an ill-treated little chimney-sweep, jumps into a clear, cool stream to clean himself something magical h...
