It is about a little water sprite who goes on adventures and sometimes gets himself into a little bit of trouble. Otfried Preussler is extremely popular in Germany and his books have been translated into many languages but he seems to be relatively unknown here in the States/5(28). And The Little Water-Sprite is a series of episodes about a boy water-sprite who lives at the bottom of a mill pond. It mostly just plays on the inversions of living underwater instead of in the air, and is pleasantly whimsical but not particularly memorable. Otfried Preussler The Little Water Sprite Translated from the German by Anthea Bell Illustrated by Winnie Gebhardt-Gayler THE NEW YORK REVIEW CHILDREN’S COLLECTION NEW YORK THIS IS A NEW YORK REVIEW BOOK.
The first book she ever translated was Otfried Preussler's children's book The Little Water-Sprite. She also translated works by the Brothers Grimm, Clemens Brentano, Wilhelm Hauff, Christian Morgenstern, Stefan Zweig, Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud, Cornelia Funke, and E. T. A. Hoffman. Free download or read online The Robber Hotzenplotz pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in August 1st , and was written by Otfried PreuSsler. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of pages and is available in ebook format. The main characters of this childrens, european literature story are. The Little Water Sprite (New York Review Books Children's Collection) by Otfried Preussler Hardcover. £ Only 6 left in stock (more on the way). Sent from and sold by Amazon. FREE Delivery. The Little Ghost: Englisch lernen mit dem kleinen Gespenst. by Otfried Preußler Paperback. £
One spring day, the little Water Sprite is born in a house of reeds at the bottom of a mill pond. Duckweed soup, pickled water fleas, and other dainties are served to celebrate. The little Water Sprite grows up quickly, and soon he is bored of gazing out the window at the newts and fish swimming by. One spring day, the little Water-sprite is born in a house of reeds at the bottom of a mill pond. Mother and Father Water-sprite are very proud of their son, and they invite their whole family to a party to celebrate and feast on duckweed soup, pickled water-fleas, and other dainties. ”The little water sprite” is an interesting story where we have a description of the habitants of a fishpond. A little water sprite’s growing up and the first year of his life is described in the book. The life of the water sprite family is similar to human life because they live in houses, raise their kids and go to visit others.
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