Falter Tom and the Water Boy

by Maurice Duggan

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Falter Tom is a stiff legged Irish sailor with a fund of sea stories. One day on his favourite walk down to the sea he sees what he thinks is a dolphin in the water and is surprised to discover it is a boy.

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New Zealand writer Maruice Duggan's novels include Along Rideout Road That Summer, The Deposition, and Father Tom and the Water Boy (winner of the Esther Glen Award). (Bowker Author Biography)

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Jaques, Faith (Illustrator)
Rowell, Kenneth (Illustrator)

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Canonical title
Falter Tom and the Water Boy
Original publication date
1958

Classifications

Genres
Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Fantasy
DDC/MDS
823Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction
LCC
PZ7 .D8787Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres

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15
Popularity
1,589,074
Rating
½ (4.33)
Languages
English
Media
Paper
ISBNs
3
ASINs
1