Little Mermaid (Picture Puffin Books (Prebound)) [School & Library Binding]

Hans Christian Andersen (Author), Rachel Isadora (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: Topeka Bindery (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613260279
• ISBN-13: 978-0613260275
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,120,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a treasure!, February 12, 2003

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J. Lucero (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Mermaid (Picture Puffin Books (Prebound)) (School & Library Binding)

Many authors and illustrators have tried to tell this story before, but this particular book is a treasure for any 6 to 9 year old to have in her collection of classic fairy tales. Each page of artwork should be a painting - they are so stunning and magical. This version follows the Hans Christian Andersen version of the famous tale, not the Disney movie. Therefore, the Little Mermaid goes up to heaven in the end, which may bother some preschoolers. The reading level is at about the 2nd grade level. A great book to share at story-time with an early reader, as the pictures will motivate them to try and read it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Dreamy, August 13, 2005

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JR Corry "Jenny" (Fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Mermaid (Picture Puffin Books (Prebound)) (School & Library Binding)

Since most people know the story, I won't elaborate on it. I bought this book for the illustrations and was not disappointed: they're gorgeous and dreamy watercolors that wonderfully represent the emotions of the sweet mermaid and her world, both underwater and above. My only protest is that there were not quite as many as I thought there would be and that the text of the story, while good, was lacking certain details. While the story is a little much for certain age groups, the illustrations are NOT inappropriate, and some of the remarks made by another person really irritated me. So what if one of the illustrations shows the mermaid's nipples? She's a little girl, for heaven's sake! She doesn't have breasts, and there's nothing lewd about the picture; all it shows is a sweet mermaid staring at the surface in childish innocence. If you don't like nudity, you shouldn't be looking at mermaid art. Having said this, I highly recommend this book to all fans of fairytales and/or mermaid art. If you're looking for a more detailed version of "The Little Mermaid", however, I'd recommend Charles Santore's version over this (it has beautiful art too!)