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Mermaid Tales from Around the World

by Mary Pope Osborne · 1993

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A feast for the senses and a gift to treasure, these twelve timeless mermaid tales from around the world are eloquently written and exquisitely illustrated in pastels tinged with gold leaf.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of this
Themes
mermaidsmermaidsMore like thisLess of thisstorytellingstorytellingMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture booksyoung adult
Length
short · 84 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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