Mairi's Mermaid
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Picture Book · Ages 6–6 · 2001 · Est. 9 min read-aloud

Mairi's Mermaid

Written by Michael Morpurgo · Illustrated by Lucy Richards

Part of the Blue Bananas series

Mairi struggles with swimming and doubts mermaids' existence.

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48 pages· 1,170 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud· 550L
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Bookroo's summary

Mairi can't swim, and pretending to be a mermaid isn't helping. But when she encounters a real tiny mermaid in need, her world turns magical. Can Mairi overcome her fears and help her new friend? Dive into a colorful adventure where friendship and courage make waves.

From the publisher

Robbie says swimming is easy. You just have to pretend you’re a mermaid. But that doesn’t help Mairi. She isn’t even sure that mermaids are real… - Simple, lively text - Speech bubbles for shared reading - Fully illustrated in colour

At a glance
Format
Library Binding
Pages
48
Words
1,170
Reading age
6–6
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
550L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.8
F&P level
~N
Scholastic level
J
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
106630
Publication
Published
March 15, 2006
First published
September 1, 2001
Publisher
Crabtree Pub Co
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780778708513
LCCN
2005035765
OCLC
62897299

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