The Singing Mermaid

Julia Donaldson illustrated by Lydia Monks

The Singing Mermaid

What's It All About?

Did you ever go to Silversands on a sunny summer's day? Then perhaps you saw the mermaid who sang in the deep blue bay.

The singing mermaid is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. The audiences love her but the poor mermaid, kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, soon longs to return to the freedom of the sea. Will she ever escape?

With glitter throughout, this is a beautiful, lyrical new picture book from the creators of the bestselling WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD.

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  • /devpanmacmillan/media/panmacmillan/Activities/Julia%20Donaldson%20and%20Lydia%20Monks/Singing-Mermaid-3-4_thumbnail.png /devpanmacmillan/media/panmacmillan/Activities/Julia%20Donaldson%20and%20Lydia%20Monks/Singing-Mermaid-3-4.png?width=1680&height=840&ext=.png The silvery shore Who does the mermaid sing to? The silvery shore
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Book Details

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781447210856
Number of pages: 32
Dimensions: 250mm x 250mm
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 28/03/2013

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The Singing Mermaid colouring

  • Seals and seagulls

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