Sea Fairies, The [Hardcover]

L. Frank Baum (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Mayre Griffiths, nicknamed Trot, or sometimes Tiny Trot, is a little girl who lives on the coast of southern California. Her father is the captain of a sailing schooner, and her constant companion is Cap'n Bill Weedles, a retired sailor with a wooden leg. (Cap'n Bill had been Trot's father's skipper, and Charlie Griffiths had been his mate, before the accident that took the older man's leg.) Trot and Cap'n Bill spend many of their days roaming the beaches near home, or rowing and sailing along the coast. One day, Trot wishes that she could see a mermaid; her wish is overheard, and granted the next day. The mermaids explain to Trot, and the distressed Cap'n Bill, that they are benevolent fairies; when they offer Trot a chance to pay a visit to their land in mermaid form, Trot is enthusiastic, and Bill is too loyal to let her go off without him.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 140 pages
• Publisher: IndyPublish (January 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414244177
• ISBN-13: 978-1414244174
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,258,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WONDERFUL book!, October 11, 2000

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Karen Abramowitz (Sherman Oaks, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sea Fairies (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

This was a great book! I love the Oz books, and this was just as good, if not better than some. It is about a girl named Trot and her wise old friend Cap'n Bill, a sailor who lost his leg and has lived with Trot's family ever since. They go deep into the ocean to see a beautiful mermaids palace, meet the sweet and lovely mermaids, and explore the ocean. One of Baum's best books, the descriptions are fabulous and humorous. Then the mermaids and their comrades ghet captured by the evil wizard, Zog, and they have to fight to stay alive, outwitting Zog's clever plans. I have always been fascinated with mermaids, and I have never been able to find a great book that really got into the lives of mermaids until now. GET THIS BOOK! END

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Borderland of Oz book introduces Trot and Cap'n Bill, October 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sea Fairies (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

The Sea Fairies is an important book in the works of L. Frank Baum. It marks his first major fantasy after he tried to give up writing the more famous Oz books. In style and tone it is much like the Oz books, and introduces the characters Trot and Cap'n Bill who Baum later brought into his series of Oz books. The villain, Zog, in The Sea Fairies is one of Baum's most fascinatingly evil characters, and the suspense as Zog tries to Destroy Trot, Cap'n Bill, and their mermaid friends is high. The first half of the book is loaded with an exploration of the fantastic undersea world as only Baum could tell it, full of his wonderful flights of fancy and loaded with puns, as readers of his Oz books are familiar with.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a delight that this treasure is being published again!, September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sea Fairies (Hardcover)

I too was thrilled to discover that the Magical Land of Noom has been republished. I was searching rare book sites hoping to find a copy, and lo and behold discovered the listing at Amazon.com. I've ordered three copies, two as surprise gifts for siblings. I cannot wait to see the illustrations of the Soft-Voiced Cow and other characters again. I will probably purchase another to donate to our public library, as today's children should have the chance to discover this gem.