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In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to do with him.

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Main Author: King-Smith, Dick
Other Authors: Parkins, David (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Publishers, 1998.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Sea monsters > Juvenile fiction.
Loch Ness monster > Juvenile fiction.
Scotland > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to do with him.
Physical Description:118 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:0517800268 (trade)
0517800276 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:Dick King-Smith was born on March 27, 1922 in Bitten, Gloucestershire, England. Before becoming a full-time author, he was a farmer and a schoolteacher. He served in the Grenadier Guards during World War II and attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire.

He has written over 100 children's books including The Fox Busters, The Hodgeheg, and The Sheep Pig (aka Babe-The Gallant Pig), which was adapted as the 1995 film Babe. The 1995 TV miniseries The Queen's Nose was also based in one of his books. He was voted Children's Author of the Year at the 1991 British Book Awards. He died on January 4, 2011 at the age of 88.

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