Rónán and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland
Rónán and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland
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Rónán and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland

Illustrated by Jordi Solano
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5 - 8
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32
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May 19, 2020
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An Irish storyteller revisits the little-known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music, and longing. Long ago, on the eastern coast of Ireland, a monk from the Abbey of Bangor was collecting driftwood along the wave-tossed shore when he found a boy washed up amid a circle of seals. At first the boy, wrapped in a shawl of woven seagrass, could barely move or speak. But when he regained his strength, he recalled being brought ashore by a lady with long golden hair who sang him to safety and gave him a silver ring. The monks knew the legend of a mermaid who had wandered the coast for three hundred years. Could it possibly have been her? Inspired by a story told in medieval chronicles of Irish history about a wondrous happening in the year 558, debut author Marianne McShane weaves a captivating tale, while Jordi Solano captures the legend’s spare but welcoming abbey on the rocky shore – a setting that makes you believe that if you listen hard enough, you too can hear the mermaid’s song.

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ISBN
9781536200225
Publication Date
May 19, 2020
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Page Count
32
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
5 - 8 years

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