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"For thousands of years, sailors have watched the ocean from the decks of their ships. And many returned from their voyages with tales of mermaids[.] This . . . text brings together myths from cultures all over the world and highlights the . . . stories of P. T. Barnum's Feejee Mermaid of the 1800s as well as the original 'Little Mermaid' fairytale. Readers will explore possible scientific explanations for the many merfolk sightings and consider what...
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More Enchanting Projects from the Author of Unicorn Crafts!
Are you ready for an under-the-sea adventure? We've always been so curious about the underwater world, and this book brings us closer to the mystical universe where mermaids live with their aquatic friends, a world we could only dream of-until now!
Whether you are just beginning, or are a pro-crafter, this book is designed to foster creativity so everyone can enjoy his or her projects....
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Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious seawitch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperone Sebastian...
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Mermaid tales volume 3
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When her class at Trident Academy visits a pod of whales, Kiki Coral must overcome her fears with the help of her friends.
66) Mermaids
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Look out across the crashing waves! It's a mysterious, beautiful mermaid diving into the ocean. Have you wondered what a mermaid eats? What does a mermaid really look like? Where do they sleep? Wonder no more! Striking illustrations and matter-of-fact text take you on a deep-sea journey to learn all about mermaids.
67) Swim to me
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It's a fresh start for Delores Walker when she boards a Greyhound bus bound for Florida. Leaving the Bronx far behind, she's headed for sunny Weeki Wachee Springs, frayed roadside attraction in danger of becoming obsolete with the opening of Walt Disney's latest creation, only miles up the road. Always more suited for a life underwater, Delores joins a group of other aquatic hopefuls in this City of Live Mermaids, where she discovers a world of sequined...
70) Night tide
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On leave in a shore side town, Johnny becomes interested in a young dark haired woman. They meet and he learns that she plays a mermaid in the local carnival. After strange occurrences, Johnny begins to believe that she may actually be a real mermaid that habitually kills during the cycle of the full moon.
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"Kathleen has always been dramatic. She suffers from the bizarre malady of experiencing stabbing pain in her feet. On her sixteenth birthday, she woke screaming from the sensation that her tongue had been cut out. No doctor can find a medical explanation for her pain, and even the most powerful drugs have proven useless. Only the touch of seawater can ease her pain, and just temporarily at that. Now Kathleen is a twenty-five-year-old opera student...
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"In 1860, Alexander Ferguson, a newly ordained vicar and amateur evolutionary scientist, takes up his new parish, a poor, isolated patch on the remote Scottish island of Harris. He hopes to uncover the truth behind the legend of the selkies--mermaids or seal people who have been sighted off the north of Scotland for centuries. He has a more personal motive, too; family legend states that Alexander is descended from seal men. As he struggles to be...
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Mermaid S.O.S volume 3
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Racing to bring the magic crystals to the Coral Kingdom, the six young mermaids discover a dolphin trapped in a fisherman's net, thanks to the evil Mantora, and Sophie, the fastest swimmer, rushes off to find help.
74) Sirenas
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"¡Mira, allá entre las estruendosas olas! Una bella sirena se zambulle en el mar. Te Su larga cabellera y dientes de sierra se ven por un instante mientras desaparece entre las olas. Aprende sobre las míticas sirenas que nadan y cantan" --
"Look, there among the thunderous waves! A beautiful and mysterious mermaid dives into the sea. Have you ever wondered, what do mermaids eat? How do they really look? Where do they sleep? Do not look any further!...
75) Dark tide
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Waterfire saga volume 3
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"Astrid struggles with a shameful secret, Ling discovers courage in a prison camp, and Serafina lines up allies to help fight the final battle for her underwater realm"--
76) Mermaids
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Presents information about mermaids, discussing the lore about their origins, physical features, beautiful voices, control over storms, attraction to sailors, and the Babylonian and Irish legends about them.
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Sent to Maine to spend the summer with her grandfather, India Finch has just learned that she is part-mermaid, and met her kin among the Ice Tribe, so when she finds out that someone is harming sea creatures she wants to help--but discovering the truth can be dangerous, especially when the threat comes from the Mer themselves.
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Morgan, a sea witch, has a deep hatred for the merpeople whom she blames for her lover, India Finch's father, leaving her--she hopes to use a hurricane to destroy them, and when fourteen-year-old India warns the mer, Morgan summons a giant squid to attackIndia, India's grandfather, and any of the mer who get in the way.
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Spending the summer in Maine with her grandfather, fourteen-year-old India Finch is still exploring her new healing powers as one of the merpeople, and still trying deal with the conflicts between the two Mer tribes--so when she and her friends find out that the Fire tribe is searching for a powerful weapon called Neptune's trident which they will use against humans, they decide that they had better find it first.
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Each of King Neptunes 50 mermaid daughters boasts a special talent, except for little Minnow, who seems to be good only at asking questions. When she finds a strange object, Minnow follows her questions to a wondrous place and finds answers, including the answer to the most important question of all: Who am I? A gorgeously illustrated story about finding one's purpose.
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