The Water Princess

Name: The Water Princess
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Susan Verde
ISBN: 9781338243673

Author: Susan Verde, Georgie Badiel

Narrator: Yetide Bodaki

Unabridged: 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Weston Woods

Published: 01/20/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Science & Nature Stories, Regional Stories

Synopsis

Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water to her African villageWith its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clearer. Every morning, she rises before the sun to make the long journey to the well. Instead of a crown, she wears a heavy pot on her head to collect the water. After the voyage home, after boiling the water to drink and clean with, Gie Gie thinks of the trip that tomorrow will bring. And she dreams. She dreams of a day when her village will have cool, crystal-clear water of its own.

About Susan Verde

Susan Verde grew up in a brownstone in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City. She spent much of her time as a child clad in bell bottoms and rainbow suspenders. She currently lives in East Hampton, New York, amidst an explosion of Legos, art supplies, and picture books, with her twin boys Joshua and Gabriel, and her daughter Sophia. They are the constant inspiration for her writing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on March 25, 2020

Wow, I wasn’t expecting this wonder at all. This is based on the childhood experiences of Georgie Badiel. This village had to walk 4 miles every day to fill a jug of water and back and that was their water for the day: drinking water, washing water. When it was out, there was no more water. Our girl......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on February 27, 2017

This definitely is a good read a loud that teaches children about how the world doesn't necessarily have the same amount of clean drinking water for everyone. Some people have to walk miles everyday just to get clean drinking water. The artwork was amazing and I definitely want to learn more about t......more

Goodreads review by Otis on December 03, 2018

I happened upon this book the night after the Charity:Water annual gala. Charity:Water is an amazing organization that helps people exactly like the ones in this story.......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on March 25, 2020

Inspired by the childhood experiences of fashion model Georgie Badiel, who spent her summers fetching water from a well some distance from her grandmother's village in Burkina Faso, author Susan Verde and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds have crafted a tale of Princess Gie Gie, who dreams of a day when......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on November 21, 2016

Not to be able to receive an education because you spend your day--every single day of your life--just trying to gather the neccesities to survive; it's unimaginable, but it's reality for so much of the world. The Water Princess doesn't preach or beat the reader over the head; rather, it invites th......more