The Water Horse Book

When eight-year-old Kirstie and her family go beach coming near their homein Scotland, she finds something that looks like a giant fish egg, and is justtoo interesting to leave on the beach. So she brings it home and sneaks it intothe bathtub overnight. The next morning, she is surprised to find that the egghas hatched, but the newborn is unlike anything anyone has seen before. With along neck, head like a horse, skin like a toad's, flippers like a turtle, and atail like a crocodile, her brother Angus declares it a monster. Grandfatherknows better and tells them it's a kelpie, or what he calls a water horse. Thefamily keeps the baby and names it Crusoe. But as Crusoe grows, he becomes abigger and bigger problem--literally. They are forced to find him a new home,away from people and boats. They settle on a beautiful Loch, now known as LochNess. From the author of beloved Babe comes the soon-to-be-classic storyof how--thanks to the love and kindness of the human family that raiseshim--the Loch Ness Monster found his home. Read More