A Book of Mermaids

By Ruth Manning-Sanders

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Mermaids, Fairy tales, Criticism and interpretation, Children's stories, Mysticism in literature, Stories, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Folklore

Description: Stories about mermaids come from almost every country by the sea--from Iceland to India, America to Arabia. In these sixteen stories, Ruth Manning-Sanders captures the quirky personalities of mermaids and mermen, recounting their marvelous schemes and adventures with a master story-teller's eye for detail.