Discover the mysterious selkies of the Scottish seas and the haunting Philippine tale of the curse of Sirena. Meet the merman from China whose tears turn to pearls and Hans Christian Anderson's brave little mermaid, pursuing her dream. These nine stories, beautifully illustrated and full of wonder, will whisk you from the bottom of the Arabian sea to rivers, deep in the Trinidadian rainforest.
Chapters in this book include:
- The mermaid of Zennor
- The sea princess
- Mama Dlo
- Jing and the pearls
- Sirena
- Alonzo and the Yara
- Melusine
- The seal catcher
- The little mermaid
This is Book 52 in the Illustrated Story Collections Series. See all Illustrated Story Collections books here.
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Susanna Davidson (Author)
Zanna Davidson enjoyed riding a Shetland pony called Jampot as a little girl, but deep down, she's always preferred dreaming up her own adventures. Zanna worked on a farm, and as a builder in Zimbabwe, before becoming a writer. She is the author of over forty books. Zanna currently lives in North London.
Seo Kim (Illustrator)
Fiona Patchett is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. She is also the author of 30 Yummy Things to Bake, Velvet Art Kid Kit and Eggs and Chicks.
More about Fiona PatchettSusanna writes fiction and non-fiction for Usborne. Her favourite things to write about are small monsters and talking animals. She used to live in London but now lives in a cottage on the edge of some woods. She is only sorry there are no bears or witches in them.
Rachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the universities of London and Ox
