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The Penguin Book of Mermaids

Author : Cristina Bacchilega
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143133721
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of Mermaids written by Cristina Bacchilega and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes "The Little Mermaid," now a major motion picture from Disney starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall* Dive into centuries of mermaid lore with these captivating tales from around the world. A Penguin Classic Among the oldest and most popular mythical beings, mermaids and other merfolk have captured the imagination since long before Ariel sold her voice to a sea witch in the beloved Disney film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." As far back as the eighth century B.C., sailors in Homer's Odyssey stuffed wax in their ears to resist the Sirens, who lured men to their watery deaths with song. More than two thousand years later, the gullible New York public lined up to witness a mummified "mermaid" specimen that the enterprising showman P. T. Barnum swore was real. The Penguin Book of Mermaids is a treasury of such tales about merfolk and water spirits from different cultures, ranging from Scottish selkies to Hindu water-serpents to Chilean sea fairies. A third of the selections are published here in English for the first time, and all are accompanied by commentary that explores their undercurrents, showing us how public perceptions of this popular mythical hybrid--at once a human and a fish--illuminate issues of gender, spirituality, ecology, and sexuality. For more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

All About Mermaids

Author : Izzy Quinn
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0593307151
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book All About Mermaids written by Izzy Quinn and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mermaid lovers of all ages will delight in this stunning picture book, which dives deep to share the "truths" about these enchanting underwater creatures. Dive into the world of mermaids and discover everything there is to know about the ocean's most mysterious creatures. There is plenty to learn, from where they are found and how they sleep to what they eat and how they raise their young. Overflowing with fascinating facts and spellbinding artwork, All About Mermaids is the ultimate book for young mermaid enthusiasts. Don't believe the rumors about mermaids being myths--we've got all the facts right here!

Mermaids in the Backyard

Author : Catherine Hapka
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307976386
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Mermaids in the Backyard written by Catherine Hapka and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lindy doesn't want to move to the bug house. That's what she calls her family's new beachfront house on stilts. She misses her best friend and her life back in Chicago. But her feelings change during a storm when Lindy hears a cry for help . . . from a mermaid! Are there really mermaids in Lindy's backyard? And if so, what can one clumsy girl do to help them? Fans of Hamster Magic and The Very Little Princess books will love this heartfelt and accessible Stepping Stones fantasy.

Mermaids

Author : Lucille Recht Penner
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307557901
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Mermaids written by Lucille Recht Penner and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years, people have claimed to have spotted mermaids in the waves and on the rocks. Some were beautiful with long flowing hair and lovely voices. But other mermaids liked to drag people down to their watery homes and eat them! If you thought mermaids were just pretty ladies with scaly tails, think again. There is more to these mythical creatures than meets the eye!

The Very Short, Entirely True History of Mermaids

Author : Sarah Laskow
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524792764
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Very Short, Entirely True History of Mermaids written by Sarah Laskow and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Ariel to the current craze for Sirens, mermaids have captivated our imaginations. But what's true and what's fairy tale? For centuries, mermaids have appeared in the folklore of cultures from around the world, including the Near East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. And Disney made everyone want to dive under the sea with Ariel when the movie The Little Mermaid hit theaters in 1989. But what are mermaid stories based on? Many myths say these creatures are half human and half fish, while others claim they are simply manatees mistaken for something more magical. Some grant wishes and fall in love, yet others have lured sailors to their doom. Although we can't say for sure where the tales of these elusive figures first originated, author Sarah Laskow separates the fact from the fiction. This full-color, fully illustrated book tells you all you need to know about the myths, science, and history that surround mermaids.

The Secret Lives of Mermaids

Author : Anuk Tola
Publisher : Nobrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9781838740672
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Secret Lives of Mermaids written by Anuk Tola and published by Nobrow Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive in to discover all there is to know about mermaids in this beautifully illustrated book. But wait - if you thought mermaids were fantasy creatures who existed only in myth and fairytale, think again! New research has uncovered what a rich and varied group of beings they are. The famed merologist Professor Tola's great work covers everything from their long and sinewy tails to the magical properties of merpeople from the Pacific Ocean to the frozen Arctic. Merperson researchers from the Institute of Merology have discovered a secret underwater kingdom where these magical beings swim, play, learn and sing. Now you can become a mermaid expert too!

Good Night Mermaids

Author : Adam Gamble
Publisher : Good Night Books
ISBN 13 : 1602192855
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Good Night Mermaids written by Adam Gamble and published by Good Night Books. This book was released on 2015-04-18 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the magical sea and explore the enchanted world of mermaids! From playing with dolphins to having a mermaid tea party, this book delights in all aspects of mermaid life including seahorse riding, mermaid school, playing dress up, blowing bubbles, searching for sunken pirate treasure, mermaid pets, coral reefs, mermaid lullabies, and more.

When Mermaids Sleep

Author : Ann Bonwill
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375980962
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book When Mermaids Sleep written by Ann Bonwill and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautifully lyrical bedtime picture book, young readers will be whisked to a land where mermaids sleep and pirates snore; where fairies slumber on flower petals and a giant's sleepy sighs make the valleys rumble. Featuring dream-like illustrations by Society of Illustrators Gold Medal recipients Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, When Mermaids Sleep is an ideal addition to the bedtime canon.

The Penguin Book of Dragons

Author : Scott G. Bruce
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 014313504X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of Dragons written by Scott G. Bruce and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons, which have breathed fire into our imaginations from ancient Rome to Game of Thrones A Penguin Classic The most popular mythological creature in the human imagination, dragons have provoked fear and fascination for their lethal venom and crushing coils, and as avatars of the Antichrist, servants of Satan, couriers of the damned to Hell, portents of disaster, and harbingers of the last days. Here are accounts spanning millennia and continents of these monsters that mark the boundary between the known and the unknown, including: their origins in the deserts of Africa; their struggles with their mortal enemies, elephants, in the jungles of South Asia; their fear of lightning; the world’s first dragon slayer, in an ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns; the colossal sea monster Leviathan; the seven-headed “great red dragon” of the Book of Revelation; the Loch Ness monster; the dragon in Beowulf, who inspired Smaug in Tolkien’s The Hobbit; the dragons in the prophecies of the wizard Merlin; a dragon saved from a centipede in Japan who gifts his human savior a magical bag of rice; the supernatural feathered serpent of ancient Mesoamerica; and a flatulent dragon the size of the Trojan Horse. From the dark halls of the Lonely Mountain to the blue skies of Westeros, we expect dragons to be gigantic, reptilian predators with massive, bat-like wings, who wreak havoc defending the gold they have hoarded in the deep places of the earth. But dragons are full of surprises, as is this book. For more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

Author : Imogen Hermes Gowar
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062859978
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock written by Imogen Hermes Gowar and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction • A Refinery 29 Favorite Book of the Year • A Booklist Top 10 First Novels of the Year • A People Best Book of the Fall “Wonderful… completely transporting.” —Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles In 1780s London, a prosperous merchant finds his quiet life upended when he unexpectedly receives a most unusual creature—and meets a most extraordinary woman—in this much-lauded, atmospheric debut that examines our capacity for wonder, obsession, and desire with all the magnetism, originality, and literary magic of The Essex Serpent. One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah’s trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold the Jonah’s ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid. Jonah is stunned—the object the captain presents him is brown and wizened, as small as an infant, with vicious teeth and claws, and a torso that ends in the tail of a fish. It is also dead. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlors and brothels, all of London is curious to see this marvel in Jonah Hancock’s possession. Thrust from his ordinary existence, somber Jonah finds himself moving from the city’s seedy underbelly to the finest drawing rooms of high society. At an opulent party, he makes the acquaintance of the coquettish Angelica Neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on—and a shrewd courtesan of great accomplishment. This meeting sparks a perilous liaison that steers both their lives onto a dangerous new course as they come to realize that priceless things often come at the greatest cost. Imogen Hermes Gowar, Britain’s most-heralded new literary talent, makes her debut with this spellbinding novel of a merchant, a mermaid, and a madam—an unforgettable confection that explores obsession, wonder, and the deepest desires of the heart with bawdy wit, intrigue, and a touch of magic.

Mermaid School

Author : Joanne Stewart Wetzel
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
ISBN 13 : 0593480090
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Mermaid School written by Joanne Stewart Wetzel and published by Dragonfly Books. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting school is always exciting... especially when you're a mermaid! From schools of fish to the A B Seas, this whimsical underwater tale puts a fun twist on what to expect on the first day of school. It's Molly's first day at mermaid school, and there's so much to learn! Follow the mermaids as they count clamshells, recite the A B Seas, and make new friends. They even enjoy story time about children who walk on land! At the end of the day, it's time to sing the goodbye song and head home. With sweet, rhyming language and a peek into a fantastical undersea world, Mermaid School touches on all the major moments children will experience on their first day. And don't miss the mermaid school handbook in the back of this book for more mermaid fun!

Fairy Mom and Me #1

Author : Sophie Kinsella
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 1524769908
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Fairy Mom and Me #1 written by Sophie Kinsella and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Sophie Kinsella's sparkling humor will love her first ever illustrated series for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo! Ella Brook can't wait to grow up, because one day she will become a fairy and have her own sparkly wings and a teacher on Fairy Tube, just like her mom! Until then, Ella has to learn by watching her mom in action. But sometimes spells go wrong, and Ella's mom can never seem to remember the right magic codes on her Computawand. A lot of the time, it's up to Ella to come to the rescue. Does she have what it takes to be a fairy one day? Or will there be more glitches than glitter?

The Mermaid Chair

Author : Sue Monk Kidd
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780143036692
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book The Mermaid Chair written by Sue Monk Kidd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-03-07 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A transcendent tale of a woman's self-discovery—the New York Times–bestselling second work of fiction by the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings Inside the church of a Benedictine monastery on Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. When Jessie Sullivan is summoned home to the island to cope with her eccentric mother’s seemingly inexplicable behavior, she is living a conventional life with her husband, Hugh, a life “molded to the smallest space possible.” Jessie loves Hugh, but once on the island, she finds herself drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk about to take his final vows. Amid a rich community of unforgettable island women and the exotic beauty of marshlands, tidal creeks, and majestic egrets, Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, with a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right, and with the immutable force of home and marriage. Is the power of the mermaid chair only a myth? Or will it alter the course of Jessie’s life? What happens will unlock the roots of her mother’s tormented past, but most of all, it will allow Jessie to discover selfhood and a place of belonging as she explores the thin line between the spiritual and the erotic.

Let's Play, Magical Mermaid!

Author : Georgiana Deutsch
Publisher : Tiger Tales
ISBN 13 : 1680106309
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Let's Play, Magical Mermaid! written by Georgiana Deutsch and published by Tiger Tales. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With colorful felt tabs on every page and bright bold artwork this is an engaging book for little ones who enjoy mermaids, unicorns, narwhals, and dragons. Join an adventurous mouse as she dives into a fascinating world of fiery dragons, singing narwhals, magical mermaids, and more! Each page can be opened with a brightly colored felt tab!

The Penguin Book of the Undead

Author : Scott G. Bruce
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143107682
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of the Undead written by Scott G. Bruce and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The walking dead from 15 centuries haunt this compendium of ghostly visitations through the ages, exploring the history of our fascination with zombies and other restless souls. Since ancient times, accounts of supernatural activity have mystified us. Ghost stories as we know them did not develop until the late nineteenth century, but the restless dead haunted the premodern imagination in many forms, as recorded in historical narratives, theological texts, and personal letters. The Penguin Book of the Undead teems with roving hordes of dead warriors, corpses trailed by packs of barking dogs, moaning phantoms haunting deserted ruins, evil spirits emerging from burning carcasses in the form of crows, and zombies with pestilential breath. Spanning from the Hebrew scriptures to the Roman Empire, the Scandinavian sagas to medieval Europe, the Protestant Reformation to the Renaissance, this beguiling array of accounts charts our relationship with spirits and apparitions, wraiths and demons over fifteen hundred years, showing the evolution in our thinking about the ability of dead souls to return to the realm of the living—and to warn us about what awaits us in the afterlife. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Littlest Mermaid

Author : John T Stapleton
Publisher : Twin Sisters®
ISBN 13 : 1625815573
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book The Littlest Mermaid written by John T Stapleton and published by Twin Sisters®. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, was the "Land of the Mermaids." All of the mermaids who lived in this beautiful place looked exactly the same. Although some might have short hair or long hair, each mermaid was pink with a green tail. One day a little mermaid hatched out of her shell and was different. This littlest mermaid was purple. Young readers will learn a valuable lesson about diversity and acceptance as they read about the littlest mermaid’s adventures in a land filled with sandcastles, seahorses, and trees made of coral.

Mermaid Tales from Around the World

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613181853
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book Mermaid Tales from Around the World written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enchanting tales of sea nymphs from twelve cultures, including Chinese, Iranian, African, and Native American, are eloquently retold by the author in this acclaimed collection. Four-color with gold leaf illustrations.