How to Meet a Mermaid

By Sue Fliess, Simona Sanfilippo (Illustrator)

Book #5 in the Magical Creatures and Crafts series

Craft a gift to meet a mermaid and embark on an ocean adventure.

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32 pages· 345 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud

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Discover the secret to meeting a mermaid: a handmade gift from beach treasures. Gather shells, driftwood, and sea glass to create a crown that might win her friendship. If successful, she could lead you on a magical journey through ocean depths, past shipwrecks, and to her underwater castle. Are you ready to explore the mysteries of the sea and perhaps experience life as a mermaid? This enchanting tale invites young readers to embrace creativity and adventure, sparking their imagination and curiosity about the natural world and the legends of the deep.

From the publisher

Legend has it that the only way to meet a mermaid is to know where to look and how to craft a beautiful gift that shows her you care. If you’re lucky, she may even take you on an adventure to explore the ocean!

Mermaids are rarely seen, and even more rarely met. But, if you gather some natural craft supplies seashells, grass, pieces of coral, driftwood, and sea glass, you might just get to befriend one!

If you look closely, you just might discover a mermaid out in the waves at the edge of the shore. And if you do, you’ll need to be ready! By being observant, resourceful, and friendly, you can make a beautiful crown from natural beach materials that will show your new mermaid friend you truly care, and then you’ll be taken on an incredible adventure through the ocean’s depths, past ancient shipwrecks, and across the waves. You just might get to experience what it’s like to be a mermaid yourself, too!

Sue Fliess’s poetic read-aloud text and Simona Sanfilippo’s vibrant, whimsical illustrations will provide much fun for young readers eager to meet their own mermaids! Also included are guides for teachers and parents about how to engage children in building mermaid crowns themselves and how to interest them in the natural world, the history of mermaids, and the many cultures that have believed in them.

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