| ISBN |
9781474939942 (paperback) |
| Name |
Mackinnon, Mairi author. |
| Title |
The little mermaid / retold by Mairi Mackinnon ; illustrated by Elena Selivanova ; English language consultant: Peter Viney. |
| Published |
London : Usborne Publishing Ltd., 2018. |
| ©2018 |
| Description |
39 pages : colour illustrations, colour portrait ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
"Based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen" -- Cover. |
| "With activities and free audio" -- Cover. |
| "Pre-intermediate. 800 headwords" -- Back cover. |
| Includes QR code on back cover which can be scanned with a smartphone or tablet to listen to the audio. |
| Summary |
The Little Mermaid longs to swim to the ocean surface and visit the human world. When she saves a human prince from a shipwreck, she decides to take human form herself, whatever the price; but heart's desire and heartbreak are never far apart. |
| Target audience note |
Junior primary school age. |
| Subjects |
Mermaids -- Juvenile fiction |
| Princes -- Juvenile fiction |
| Man-woman relationships -- Juvenile fiction |
| Beginner Readers (Elementary) |
| Genre |
Adaptations |
| Readers (Publications) |
| Beginner reader 3 (blue) |
| Other Names |
Selivanova, Elena illustrator. |
| Viney, Peter consultant. |
| Adaptation of (work) Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Lille havfrue. English |
| Series |
Usborne English readers. Level 2 |
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