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Liz Kessler
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Publisher | Orion | ||
ISBN | 978-075287286 | ||
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Janice
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Synopsis
Emily lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water, and it is only when she has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers it is her natural element. As soon as she gets into the sea, she grows a tail! Now Emily dives under water to explore a glorious world of fishes, coral, shipwrecks and, of course, mermaids. She finds a best friend - another mermaid. She learns how her mother fell in love with a merman, how her father was snatched away when Emily was a baby, and how her mother's memory was blocked by an agent of the merfolk. And in an unexpected and exciting denouement she reunites the family at last. This enchanting fantasy, with its vivid scenes of a brilliantly realized underwater world, tells the story of a delightful and wholly believable girl. Strongly plotted, it deals with universal themes of families, friendship, love and justice - all
Review
A wonderful tale, of a young girl who desperately wants to swim. Emily Windsnap lived on a houseboat all her life but her mother did not want her to swim. In the end she gave in when Emily went to big school at the age of 7 and that's where the real story begins.......It is a breathtakingly exciting magical adventure, where Emily meets all sorts of interesting characters, human and otherwise, and dives into the beautiful world under the sea amongst rock pools, plants and ship wrecks.
The story read by Teresa Gallagher takes you right into this fairytale under water world. Her voice is brilliant as she changes to speak all the different voices.
This is the first of a series of Tales about Emily Windsnap.
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