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The Tail of Emily Windsnap

By Liz Kessler, Sarah Gibb (Illustrator)

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| Paperback | 9781842551660

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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 Continue

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 handled with a lightness of touch and an assurance that marks Liz Kessler out as a highly accomplished writer.

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  • The Tail of Emily Windsnap By Liz Kessler

    Why should adults be the only ones with beach books to entertain them when they aren't cavorting in the surf? This summer the kids, too, have plenty of books to choose from. Four examples demonstrate the feast available, beginning with books for todd ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

  • THE TAIL OF EMILY WINDSNAP by Liz Kessler

    by Liz Kessler Candlewick Press ISBN-10: 0763628115 ISBN-13: 9780763628116 Ages 8-12 224 pages Twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap lives on a houseboat in Brightport Harbor, but she has never learned to swim. Even though Emily begs for swimming lessons, h ... (read full critics)

    kidsreads published on Fri, 27 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 208 Pages
  • Edition: New Ed
  • ISBN-10: 1842551663
  • ISBN-13: 9781842551660
  • Publisher: Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
  • Pub date: Aug 05, 2004
  • Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Audio CD, Others and eBook
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