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Sixteen tales of sea maids and mermen from the folklore of many coastal countries. Includes a story from Wales about a mermaid who walked on water and a story from France about a mermaid without a tail.
Book Synopsis A Book of Mermaids by : Ruth Manning-Sanders
Download or read book A Book of Mermaids written by Ruth Manning-Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen tales of sea maids and mermen from the folklore of many coastal countries. Includes a story from Wales about a mermaid who walked on water and a story from France about a mermaid without a tail.
*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.
Book Synopsis The Penguin Book of Mermaids by : Cristina Bacchilega
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.
Princess Melody describes mermaid life, including their education, play, occupations, nursery, and spring ball, in a book with pop-up illustrations.
Book Synopsis Mermaids by : Gaby Goldsack
Download or read book Mermaids written by Gaby Goldsack and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Melody describes mermaid life, including their education, play, occupations, nursery, and spring ball, in a book with pop-up illustrations.
Discover what makes mermaids so magical and become a true believer with this sparkly Mythical Creatures Are Real board book! Gemstone and sparkles and coral, oh my! That's what mermaids are made of! But did you also know that mermaids are vegetarian, or that they can control the weather on the seas? Mermaid lovers will be tickled to learn all sorts of "facts" about these beloved beings in #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Holly Hatam's latest Mythical Creatures Are Real board book. Encourage your little one's imagination with peeks into other whimsical worlds! Look for Holly's Unicorns Are Real, Dragons Are Real, and Fairies Are Real, too!
Book Synopsis Mermaids Are Real! by : Holly Hatam
Download or read book Mermaids Are Real! written by Holly Hatam and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover what makes mermaids so magical and become a true believer with this sparkly Mythical Creatures Are Real board book! Gemstone and sparkles and coral, oh my! That's what mermaids are made of! But did you also know that mermaids are vegetarian, or that they can control the weather on the seas? Mermaid lovers will be tickled to learn all sorts of "facts" about these beloved beings in #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Holly Hatam's latest Mythical Creatures Are Real board book. Encourage your little one's imagination with peeks into other whimsical worlds! Look for Holly's Unicorns Are Real, Dragons Are Real, and Fairies Are Real, too!
Over 200 pages of legends, spells, facts and mermaid crafts!
Book Synopsis Mermania: the Little Book of Mermaids by : Rachel Federman
Download or read book Mermania: the Little Book of Mermaids written by Rachel Federman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 200 pages of legends, spells, facts and mermaid crafts!
From the seas of antiquity to the city streets of today, A Mermaid's Tale explores the myth and meanings of the mermaid. Beginning with Melusina, the bathing mermaid par excellence, Amanda Adams goes on to describe the seductive sirens and their honeyed songs, the powerful Arctic sea goddess Sedna, and the long-haired rusalki or Russian lore, among other legendary mermaids. As she tells their stories, she also expresses a love of the mermaid that surely no sea-bound sailor could ever match. Grounded in cultural anthropology, folklore studies, and intellectual rigor, A Mermaid's Tale also draws on literature, poetry, and mythology for its insights. It is a book filled with depth and detail as it describes Adam's swim through the ocean of her own life in search of the unusual, the beautiful, and the perfectly extraordinary.
Book Synopsis A Mermaid's Tale by : Amanda Adams
Download or read book A Mermaid's Tale written by Amanda Adams and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the seas of antiquity to the city streets of today, A Mermaid's Tale explores the myth and meanings of the mermaid. Beginning with Melusina, the bathing mermaid par excellence, Amanda Adams goes on to describe the seductive sirens and their honeyed songs, the powerful Arctic sea goddess Sedna, and the long-haired rusalki or Russian lore, among other legendary mermaids. As she tells their stories, she also expresses a love of the mermaid that surely no sea-bound sailor could ever match. Grounded in cultural anthropology, folklore studies, and intellectual rigor, A Mermaid's Tale also draws on literature, poetry, and mythology for its insights. It is a book filled with depth and detail as it describes Adam's swim through the ocean of her own life in search of the unusual, the beautiful, and the perfectly extraordinary.
Exploring legends from across the globe, this narrative text presents the story of the mermaid, offering possible scientific explanations for the myths. Bright images and a playful design will keep even the most reluctant readers interested, while a glossary helps build vocabulary. A broad spectrum of ideas encourages critical thinking.
Book Synopsis Are Mermaids Real? by : Portia Summers
Download or read book Are Mermaids Real? written by Portia Summers and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring legends from across the globe, this narrative text presents the story of the mermaid, offering possible scientific explanations for the myths. Bright images and a playful design will keep even the most reluctant readers interested, while a glossary helps build vocabulary. A broad spectrum of ideas encourages critical thinking.
"Of all mythological creatures, the mermaid is the most popular, alluring and sexually symbolic. In this original and entertaining book, Beatrice Phillpotts considers the mermaid's evolution from the fish-tailed marine deities worshipped in ancient times, through Venus and the classical sea goddesses to the traditional image of the supremely desirable 'sea enchantress' with her flowing hair, comb and mirror. She considers the psycho-sexual role of the mermaid as a destructive femme fatale and ranges over such features as bizarre mermaid/human marriages, strange travelers, tales, fables, hoaxes and exhibitions of fake 'mermaids', her appearance in literature, drama, ballet and the cinema. This most glamorous and fascinating creature has been a source of inspiration for painters and craftsmen for centuries, from anonymous Medieval artists to Old Masters, Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Klimt and the Symbolists, Surrealists and numerous graphic artists and book illustrators, including Dulac and Rackham. Their diverse representations of the mermaid are presented in over 100 illustrations, 32 of them in colour."--Back cover of book.
Book Synopsis Mermaids by : Beatrice Phillpotts
Download or read book Mermaids written by Beatrice Phillpotts and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Of all mythological creatures, the mermaid is the most popular, alluring and sexually symbolic. In this original and entertaining book, Beatrice Phillpotts considers the mermaid's evolution from the fish-tailed marine deities worshipped in ancient times, through Venus and the classical sea goddesses to the traditional image of the supremely desirable 'sea enchantress' with her flowing hair, comb and mirror. She considers the psycho-sexual role of the mermaid as a destructive femme fatale and ranges over such features as bizarre mermaid/human marriages, strange travelers, tales, fables, hoaxes and exhibitions of fake 'mermaids', her appearance in literature, drama, ballet and the cinema. This most glamorous and fascinating creature has been a source of inspiration for painters and craftsmen for centuries, from anonymous Medieval artists to Old Masters, Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Klimt and the Symbolists, Surrealists and numerous graphic artists and book illustrators, including Dulac and Rackham. Their diverse representations of the mermaid are presented in over 100 illustrations, 32 of them in colour."--Back cover of book.
In this eBook, India Finch, a part-human/part-mermaid teenager, normally only journeys underwater when she's called upon for her healing abilities. But bored and missing her mer friends, she decides to visit them without being summoned. She soon discovers that without a crisis, life underwater can be just as boring as life on land. To entertain themselves, the mermaids decide to combine all their powers together. This rush of energy creates an enormous tidal wave that threatens human life and puts the merfolk at risk when one of them is photographed. Can India keep the mer from being discovered?
Book Synopsis The Sighting by : Julie Kathleen Gilbert
Download or read book The Sighting written by Julie Kathleen Gilbert and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eBook, India Finch, a part-human/part-mermaid teenager, normally only journeys underwater when she's called upon for her healing abilities. But bored and missing her mer friends, she decides to visit them without being summoned. She soon discovers that without a crisis, life underwater can be just as boring as life on land. To entertain themselves, the mermaids decide to combine all their powers together. This rush of energy creates an enormous tidal wave that threatens human life and puts the merfolk at risk when one of them is photographed. Can India keep the mer from being discovered?
Three original mermaid tales for children who are just beginning to learn how to read. Meet a scheming mermaid lurking to sabotage the Great Seahorse Race, a mermaid on a journey to the spooky Pirates' Graveyard and a mermaid who just loves to dance! "Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus
Book Synopsis Stories of Mermaids by : Russell Punter
Download or read book Stories of Mermaids written by Russell Punter and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three original mermaid tales for children who are just beginning to learn how to read. Meet a scheming mermaid lurking to sabotage the Great Seahorse Race, a mermaid on a journey to the spooky Pirates' Graveyard and a mermaid who just loves to dance! "Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus
