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The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

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Based on 578 Ratings and 98 Reviews

Book Description
The beloved Victorian children?s tale?now available in its original unabridged edition

Instantly popular upon its initial publication in 1863, The Water Babies is at once a bewitching childhood fantasy and a skillfully woven moral allegory. Tom, a young chimney sweep, escapes his horrendous job and his cruel boss, Grimes, when fairies plunge him into a fantastical world under the se... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (82 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages224
ISBN-100143105094
ISBN-13978-0143105091
Publication Date04/29/2008
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About Charles Kingsley (Author) : Charles Kingsley is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Charles Kingsley include Double Classics Water Babies/Peter Pan, Water-Babies, The Wa... more
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About Richard D. Beards (Editor, Introduction) : Richard D. Beards is a published editor of children's books. A published credit of Richard D. Beards is The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby.
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