This animated adaptation of author Susan Verde and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds’s 2016 picture book serves up a slice-of-life portrait based on the childhood of model and advocate Georgie Badiel. Narrator Yetide Badaki provides the voice of young "princess" Georgie, who in her imagination rules over her Burkina Faso village where she can "make the tall grass sway when I dance" and play games with wild dogs. The biggest hardship for the girl is the daily early-morning miles-long trek she takes with her mom and other females in the community to retrieve precious water, which must be used sparingly. Backed by a score from Michael Bacon, this adaptation of the ALA Notable Book also features a read-along option and an interview with Badiel that touches on her life ("I was a lazy child," she giggles, who wanted to sleep in) and goals for bringing clean water and sanitation to her homeland. Recommended. Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood)
The Water Princess
(2018) 9 min. DVD: $59.95 (study guide included). Weston Woods Studios. PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 978-1-33824-3-529. Volume 33, Issue 5
The Water Princess
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