![]() As a child in Burkina Faso, Georgie and the other girls in her village had to walk for miles each day to collect water. ![]() Reynolds have come together to tell this moving story. Inspired by the childhood of African–born model Georgie Badiel, acclaimed author Susan Verde and award-winning author/illustrator Peter H. She dreams of a day when her village will have cool, crystal-clear water of its own. After the voyage home, after boiling the water to drink and clean with, Gie Gie thinks of the trip that tomorrow will bring. Instead of a crown, she wears a heavy pot on her head to collect the water. Every morning, she rises before the sun to make the long journey to the well. ![]() And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer she cannot make it run clearer. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. ![]() Book excerpt: Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water to her African village With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Book Synopsis The Water Princess by : Susan Verdeĭownload or read book The Water Princess written by Susan Verde and published by Penguin. ![]()
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