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Mermaid legends / by Kate Light.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Famous legends (Gareth Stevens Publishing)Publisher: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538202449
  • 1538202441
  • 9781538203811
  • 1538203812
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Maidens and monsters -- "The little mermaid" -- The painful price of a soul -- Lost for words -- A deadly deal -- A good reward for a good deed -- A sea of stories -- Singing in the trees -- Mami Wata -- Happyaku Bikuni -- Peace at last -- A fishy tale -- The legends live on.
Summary: Mermaid sightings pop up again and again in seafarers accounts. Could there be some truth to the legends? This captivating book takes readers on a high seas search for mermaids. They ll read some fascinating tales of mermaids, both beautiful and hideous. They ll learn the true story of Hans Christian Andersen s The Little Mermaid, too. This high-interest volume is packed with legends and lore as well as awesome artwork.
List(s) this item appears in: Mermaids
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.21 L723 Available 33111008834810
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Mermaid sightings pop up again and again in seafarers' accounts. Could there be some truth to the legends? This captivating book takes readers on a high seas' search for mermaids. They'll read some fascinating tales of mermaids, both beautiful and hideous. They'll learn the true story of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid," too. This high-interest volume is packed with legends and lore as well as awesome artwork.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Maidens and monsters -- "The little mermaid" -- The painful price of a soul -- Lost for words -- A deadly deal -- A good reward for a good deed -- A sea of stories -- Singing in the trees -- Mami Wata -- Happyaku Bikuni -- Peace at last -- A fishy tale -- The legends live on.

Mermaid sightings pop up again and again in seafarers accounts. Could there be some truth to the legends? This captivating book takes readers on a high seas search for mermaids. They ll read some fascinating tales of mermaids, both beautiful and hideous. They ll learn the true story of Hans Christian Andersen s The Little Mermaid, too. This high-interest volume is packed with legends and lore as well as awesome artwork.

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