Search results for ""Mermaid""

A young girl dreams of being a mermaid. Her classmates calls her names and snicker behind her back. But she knows in her heart that mermaids are real. And one day, she's proven right, when she comes across a real live mermaid! Mermaid and the girl become fast friends. They go swimming, have picnics, and even play tricks on local fishermen. But their time together is cut short, and they must say goodbye. Until one day, they meet again. From the New York Times bestselling author of Dad By My Side comes another gorgeously depicted book bursting with whimsy and imagination that celebrates the power of friendship.

Read more less

At its most basic, philosophy is about learning how to think about the world around us. It should come as no surprise, then, that children make excellent philosophers! Naturally inquisitive, pint-size scholars need little prompting before being willing to consider life’s “big questions,” however strange or impractical. Plato & Co. introduces children—and curious grown-ups—to the lives and work of famous philosophers, from Socrates to Descartes, Einstein, Marx, and Wittgenstein. Each book in the series features an engaging—and often funny—story that presents basic tenets of philosophical thought alongside vibrant color illustrations. Kierkegaard and the Mermaid takes a “leap into the absurd,” exploring the existential philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard from the bottom of the sea, through the eyes of a princess with a fish’s tail. Though living in a coral palace and betrothed to the handsomest and tenderest of all the water sprites, our heroine soon finds herself heartbroken. She must look deep into the world of the spirit to find out what it all means.

Read more less

Engage Literacy is the new reading scheme from Raintree that introduces engaging and contemporary content to motivate and support early readers while providing a reliable and instructional framework. All titles are precisely levelled, with new vocabulary being introduced and reinforced throughout the levels. This is a level 23 fiction title in the White book band level.

Read more less

Rani cut off her wings to save Pixie Hollow and her fairy friends, but a fairy who can't fly is unheard of. After a disastrous accident at the Fairy Dance, she runs away to try and find her own place to belong. Maybe the mermaid lagoon could be her new home… Join Rani and the rest of the Disney fairies — and mermaids! — on this magical adventure. Add another Disney Fairies manga to your Disney Manga Collection!

Read more less

Packed full of sticker scenes, puzzles, games and over 400 stickers, The Singing Mermaid Sticker Book is ideal for mermaid fans and perfect for birthdays, rainy days and school holidays – a great gift for any child.Based on the bestselling picture book by the unstoppable creative team of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, who also created the modern classic What the Ladybird Heard series.Join the Singing Mermaid as she tries to escape from the circus and return to the freedom of her ocean home. The crowds love her voice, but the poor mermaid is kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner, Sam Sly. The mermaid will need the help of all her circus friends to get back home to the sea. . .

Read more less

Paralympic champion swimmer and gold medalist Jessica Long celebrates the importance of dreaming big and the power of being different in The Mermaid with No Tail. As a baby, Jessica was adopted from a Russian orphanage. Her legs were amputated below the knee when she was 18 months old. Despite this, Jessica has become a world-class swimmer and one of the most decorated athletes of all time. Dive into this illustrated picture book based on Jessica's story, where a mermaid with no tail decides she wants to compete in the Mermaid Games. The other mermaids make fun of her for being different. But her adoptive turtle parents are supportive and encouraging, and her shark coach, Phelpsy, teaches her to swim using her arms. The mermaid trains hard, maintains a good attitude, and eventually wins the games.

Read more less

Dive into magic with Mermaid Academy! Beautifully illustrated, action-packed underwater adventures for young readers.

Read more less

A little mermaid must say goodbye to her sea legs if she is to be with her prince. A new twist on a classic fairy tale.

Read more less

An enchanting little sticker book full of mermaids for young children to dress. With over 200 stickers of sparkly mermaid tails, friendly sea creatures, shell jewellery and seaweed skirts to add as the mermaids swim in a coral reef, ride seahorses, find treasure and more. The back cover folds out for parking spare stickers when not in use.

Read more less

Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees!A new customer at the shop buys some mermaid seeds, and Sarah is only too happy to help him grow them. But when the plants are accidentally given too much sugar, their vines spread throughout the town, flooding the streets and causing a whole heap of MER-MAYHEM!Can Sarah and her new friend use their quick thinking and green fingers to save the day?This hilarious story celebrating friendship and kindness is the third magical adventure from the author and illustrator of the bestselling stories How to Grow a Unicorn and How to Grow a Dragon.

Read more less

At the age of three, Eileen Cronin first realised that only she did not have legs. Her boisterous Catholic family accepted her situation as "God’s will", treating her no differently than her ten siblings. But starting school, even wearing prosthetics, Cronin had to brave bullying and embarrassing questions. Thanks to her older brother’s coaching, she handled a classmate’s playground taunts with a smack from her lunchbox. As a teen, thrilled when boys asked her out, she was confused about what sexuality meant for her. She felt most comfortable and happiest relaxing and skinny dipping with her girlfriends, imagining herself "an elusive mermaid". The cause of her disability remained taboo, however, even as she looked toward the future and the possibility of her own family. In later years, as her mother battled mental illness and denied having taken the drug thalidomide—known to cause birth defects—Cronin felt apart from her family. After the death of a close brother, she turned to alcohol. Eventually, however, she found the strength to set out on her own, volunteering at hospitals and earning a PhD in clinical psychology. Reflecting with humour and grace on her youth, search for love and quest for answers, Cronin spins a shimmering story of self-discovery and transformation.

Read more less

Swim with mermaids as they explore a mysterious cave, find sunken treasure, meet a mer-prince and play with creatures in their mystical underwater world. Add the stickers to dress the mermaids and bring the colorful scenes to life.

Read more less

Journey into the world of the Little Mermaid in this exquisite board book, which introduces the classic story to the youngest children with beautiful illustrations and innovative peek-through layered pages. ​The Little Mermaid combines a simple narrative with die-cut holes and high-contrast illustrations to create a captivating storytelling experience that encourages tactile interaction. Turn each page to delight in the increasingly expansive spreads as the Little Mermaid's journey is brought to life, from the magical underwater seascapes of her home to her dramatic encounter with the evil sea witch to her time on land with the handsome prince. Keep the magic of The Little Mermaid alive for the next generation with this gorgeous interactive retelling, which kids will love to read again and again. The Layer-by-Layer series of interactive board books introduces the youngest children to classic stories through beautifully layered pages featuring bright, contemporary illustrations, die cuts and gentle text. The illustrations, and wonders, expand as each new layer is revealed. Other titles in the series include Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty and The Jungle Book.

Read more less

With bright neon puzzles, this mermaid-themed activity book combines the fun of coloring with markers and the enduring popularity of Hidden Pictures puzzles. Kids ages 6 and up will love seeking objects hidden in over 20 scenes of mystical mermaids, magical sea creatures and more!This 32-page Hidden Pictures book offers a fun, brain-boosting activity that young puzzlers and mermaid fans will love. The included purple gel marker makes it easy to create eye-catching, fluorescent scenes as kids find and color over 385 hidden objects. Plus, it’s a handy travel size that’s easy to pack up and take puzzle fun anywhere.Hidden Pictures books provide kids tech-free entertainment and age-appropriate challenges. At home or on the go, puzzling helps kids improve their attention to detail, persistence and focus. For over 75 years, Highlights has inspired children to become Curious, Creative, Caring and Confident individuals. With products that encourage thinking, creativity and self-expression, Highlights helps kids build essential skills, all while having fun.

Read more less

Marnie Blue and her school friends are spending the weekend at CORAL, an activity centre in Mermaid Lagoon. There will be lots of fun things to do, like playing with the water catapult and singing round the bubble fire. Not to mention midnight snacks! But Marnie is secretly scared: she's heard all the ghostly tales about the shipwreck that lies nearby. Can she brave the weekend away long enough to find out the secret of the spooky shipwreck?

Read more less

A lone mermaid roams an endless wasteland on a quest beyond reason. To press ever onward, she must survive the interminable stretches between tiny pockets of water, roaming bands of cybernetic cannibals and fearsome mutant beasts. What propels her forward to take such a risk? And who is that cloaked figure watching her from afar? Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz Award-winning writer/artist Derek Kirk Kim's first graphic novel in a decade kicks off an epic journeya literal fish-out-of-water story that will turn the post-apocalyptic genre on its ear.

Read more less

An enchanting mermaid tale from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch seriesMany claim to have caught a mermaid, but can YOU? Perfect for mermaid lovers, summer reading, and gifts for kids ages 4-7, this funny mermaid picture book is brimming with fun STEAM-based traps and offers an irresistible under-the-sea adventure that parents, educators, and children will love! Filled with plenty of laughs to go around, this under the sea adventure is the a fun gift book for kids!How do you catch a mermaid?You must be very clever.With mirrors, crowns, and pearls galore,this quest can't last forever!Also in the How to Catch Series:How to Catch a UnicornHow to Catch a YetiHow to Catch a DinosaurHow to Catch a DragonHow to Catch a Monsterand more!

Read more less

Marnie Blue has settled into Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid School and become best friends with Pearl and Orla. And now might be her chance to shine - the Clamshell Show is coming! Marnie and Orla are both auditioning for the star role, while Pearl (who is no great singer) is sticking to playing the rock tuba. But a new mermaid wins the role, and at rehearsal she's more trouble than a tiger shark with a toothache. What's more, Mermaid Lagoon has an unwelcome visitor dropping by. Will the show go on?

Read more less

From the authors and illustrator of the bestselling Unicorn Academy series.Hidden deep beneath the waves is Mermaid Academy, a magical school where mermaids are paired with their very own dolphin and must discover their unique mermaid magic, with plenty of adventure along the way!Millie loves solving mysteries!

Read more less

Mermazing action-packed underwater adventures for young readers. Beautifully illustrated throughout and with a glittery cover! From the authors and illustrator of the bestselling Unicorn Academy series.Hidden deep beneath the waves is Mermaid Academy, a magical school where mermaids are paired with their very own dolphin and must discover their unique mermaid magic, with plenty of adventure along the way!Maya loves studying at Mermaid Academy. She just wishes her playful dolphin, Rainbow, would take school seriously too. But when they get lost on a school trip and Maya can't magic a Bubble Tunnel home, things get very serious indeed! Can their friends find them before a sea monster does?Mermaid Academy is the perfect series for 7+ readers who love magic and adventure.Look out for more titles! Isla and Bubble, Cora and Sparkle and Amber and Flash.

Read more less

Have you ever seen a mermaid? Eliza has! And this is the bewitching tale of how she and a little mermaid became the most inseparable of friends . . . Eliza lives next to the sea, with her father, a fisherman. Eliza doesn't know why, but she's always felt different from the other children... So when her father goes fishing, Eliza plays alone. Until one day, a mysterious new girl appears on the beach, with long greeny-gold hair and pale, pale skin. The two soon become inseparable. But when the time comes, can Eliza let her new friend return to her home under the sea?An enchanting, touching tale about friendship, filled with a wonderful sense of magic, myth and mystery. Beautifully told and illustrated by the award-winning Jane Ray, this magical story is perfect for mermaid lovers of all ages.

Read more less

Legend has it that the only way to meet a mermaid is to know where to look and how to craft a beautiful gift that shows her you care. If you're lucky, she may even take you on an adventure to explore the ocean!Mermaids are rarely seen, and even more rarely met. But, if you gather some natural craft supplies--seashells, grass, pieces of

Read more less

There’s a new PE teacher at Mermaid School and he’s very strict. Marnie Blue and her friends are horrified when he brings back Golden Glory sports day, with a super-tricky obstacle relay. It’s a turtle disaster! Marnie, Pearl and Orla are put into the same team and get training. But someone has a fishy plot to win all the prizes. Can Marnie stop the cheater from ruining Golden Glory Day?

Read more less

This beautiful hardback Ladybird edition of The Little Mermaid is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers from 3+. The story is sensitively retold, following the tale of the young mermaid who falls in love with a human prince.Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Tales series include The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Gingerbread Man, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Rapunzel, The Magic Porridge Pot, The Enormous Turnip, Puss in Boots, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Big Pancake, Dick Whittington, The Princess and the Frog, The Princess and the Pea, Chicken Licken and The Little Red Hen.Ladybird Tales are based on the original Ladybird retellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure. Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.

Read more less