| The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults Contributor(s): Morgan, Robin (Author), Spicer Zerner, Jesse (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1558610545 ISBN-13: 9781558610545 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: This enchanting story tells of two outsiders who find a deep kinship in each other. The Mer-Child -- with his pale green skin, surf-white hair, and shimmering tail -- is not fully accepted in the sea world or the human world. The Little Girl -- child of a black mother and a white father --has been ostracized both because of her race and because her legs are paralyzed. The bond they weave, against all odds, becomes a wondrous celebration of our common capacity to love. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91003246 |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.54" W x 8.48" (0.22 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This enchanting story tells of two outsiders who find a deep kinship in each other. The Mer-Child--with his pale green skin, surf-white hair, and shimmering tail--is not fully accepted in the sea world or the human world. The Little Girl--the child of a black mother and a white father--has been ostracized both because of her race and because her legs are paralyzed. The bond they weave, against all odds, becomes a wondrous celebration of our common capacity to love. |