MERMAID'S LIBRARY
Ocean Wisdom
by Wyland
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The Sea Priestess
by Dion Fortune
Samuel Weiser, 1936
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Ocean Amulets
by Katlyn Breene
Mermade, 1988
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Mermaids: Nymphs of the Sea Text by Theodore Gachot Photographs by Leah Demchick Hodder and Stoughton 1996 ~Coffee-table style beautiful picture book
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The Asrai From Ruth L. Tongue, Forgotten Folk-Tales ~Retold in K.M. Brigg's Dictionary of British Folk-Tales
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Mermaids: An Anthology Of Verse And Prose Smithmark Publishers
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A Treasury Of Mermaids By Shirley Climo ~Tales from around the world
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Mermaid Tales From Around the World Retold by Mary Pope Osborne Illustrated by Troy Howell ~Contains 12 tales from around the world
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The Little Mermaid By Hans Christian Anderson ~The classic mermaid story that Disney's film of the same title was based on
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Sirens: Symbols of Seduction By Meri Loa. ~Examines the different roles of mermaids throughout history
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Celtic Fairy Tales Selected and edited by Joseph Jacobs Illustrated by John D. Batten ~Contains the story "The Sea Maiden"
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The Mermaid Wakes by Lora Berg Canute Caliste is recognized as among the greats of the truly primitive painters, and is collected world-wide ~His works are the subject of this book by Lora Berg
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The Mermaid and Other Sea Poems By Sophie Windham ~A fun childrens book, with charming pictures
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Sea Enchantress By Gwen Benwell & Arthur Waugh (Citadel Press, 1965) A look at the mermaid in folklore and history.
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The Desert Mermaid [La Sirena Del Desierto] Story by / Escrito por Alberto Blanco Pictures by / Illustrado por Patricia Revah English translation by / Traducido al ingles por Barbara Paschke. ~The desert mermaid sets out on an epic journey to find lost songs of her ancestors.
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Mermaids: Magic of the Ocean By Barbara Jane Zitwer
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A Book of Mermaids by Ruth Manning-Sandersm, Illustrated by Robin Jacques ~Includes 16 tales about mermaids from around the world
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The Water Babies By Charles Kingsley ~A beautiful tale of Tom, a chimney sweep who finds refuge in the sea
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Mermaids And Magic Shows: ~The Paintings Of David Delamare Beautiful!
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Visit With a Mermaid Story and Pictures by Pierre Le-Tan ~A little girl is taken on a secret underwater trip with a mermaid
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From the Deep Waters By Toshiyuki Takamiya~Famous mermaid paintings
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The Sea Fairies By L.Frank Baum~A classic tale of a little girl`s adventure after being turned into a mermaid Read it online
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Wet Magic By E. Nesbit ~An adventure story first published in 1913
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The Mermaid Reader(And of Mermen, Nixies, WaterNymphs, SeaSirens, SeaSerpents, Sprites and kindred creatures of the deep.) Selected by Helen O'Clery~Includes 25 tales by William Shakespeare and Ogden Nash among other authors.
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Mermaids' Tails By Ruth Ainsworth ~Childrens story about a mer-family
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A Treasury of Mermaids : Mermaid Tales from Around the World by Shirley Climo, Jean Tseng (Photographer), Mou-Sien Tseng (Illustrator). ~This book is a beautiful collection of mermaid lore from around the world.
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Neptune Rising [Songs and Tales of the Undersea Folk] by Jane Yolen~Illustrated by David Wiesner Contains 19 selections, and beautiful illustrations.
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The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms by Jane YolenIllustrations by Laura Rader ~Melusina comes to realize the true meaning of the three wisdoms.
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The Selkie Girl by Susan Cooper ~The Celtic legend of a seal maiden who is captured and wed by a mortal young man.
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Undine by Friedrich De La Motte Fouqe' ~The poetic journey of Undine and her quest for a soul.
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The Mermaid [and Other Sea Poems] Compiled and Illustrated by Sophie Windham~Beautifully illustrated collection of poems.
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Mermaid`s Song By Alida Van Gores 1989 ~A science fiction novel about a race of mer-people trying to restore peace to their underwater world
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Mermaids Edited by Jack Dann and Gardener Dozois 1986 ~Compilation of short stories by different authors
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The Sea-Morgan's Baby From Ruth Tongue's Forgotten Folk-Tales of the English Counties~Told by a woman "in a Watchet teashop on a wet day in about 1916".
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Sirens: Symbols of Seduction by Meri Franco-Lao John Oliphant (Translator) Meri Lao ~A detailed in-depth analysis of the history of siren/mermaid legends and their significance
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Aquamarine By Alice Hoffman (Scholastic, Inc., 2001)
Best friends, Hailey and Claire awaken to find that last night's storm has filled the waters of the swimming pool with jellyfish, seaweed and a mermaid. The girls scheme to return the mermaid to the sea, however the mermaid has other ideas.
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A Sea Full of Sharks
by Betsy Maestro
Scholastic
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Find Demi's Sea Creatures
Putnam & Grosset, New York
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Dancing With The Manatees
Faith McNulty
Scholastic
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Florida's Fabulous Seashells
Winston Williams
World Publications,
P.O. Box 24339, Tampa, FL 33623
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Leroy The Lobster
Katherine Orr
Macmillan Educational, LTD
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Living Shells of the Caribbean and Florida Keys
Robert E. Lipe
R. Tuckett Abbott
American Malacologists,
Inc. P.O. Box 2255, Melbourne, FL 32902
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Over The Steamy Swamp
Paul Geraghty
Gulliver Books
Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich,
1250 San Diego, CA
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Seashore, Eyewitness Explorers
David Burnie
Dorling Kindersley
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Sea Full Of Whales
Richard Armour
Scholastic
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Seashore Life, Young Discovery Library
Christine Lazier
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Seashore Life On Rocky Coasts
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Judith Conner
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Secrets Of The Deep
Ingrid Selberg
Dial Books for Young Readers,
375 Hudson St., New York, N.Y. 10014
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Sharks and Other Creatures of the Deep
Phillip Steele
Dorling Kindersley Inc.
232 Madison Ave. New York, N.Y. 10016
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Shelly
Katherine Orr
Macmillan Eduational, LTD
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Starfish, Seashelss and Crabs
George S. Fitcher
A Golden Book, New York
Western Publishing Co. Inc.
Racine, Washington 53404
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Swimmy
Leo Lionni
Scholastic
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The Blue Planet: Seas and Oceans
Diane Costa de Beauregard
Young Discovery Library
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The Cousteau Society, Turtles
Simon & Schuster Publishing,
Simon & Schuster Bldg, Rockfeller Center,
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10020
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The Illustrated World of Oceans
Susan Wells
Simon & Schuster, Rockefeller Center
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10020
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The Dangerous Life of the Seahorse
Miriam Schlein
Collier Macmillan Publishers, Canada
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The Magic School Bus On The Ocean Floor
Joanna Cole
Scholastic
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The Seashore, A First Discovery Book
Jeunesse Gallimard and Elisabeth Cohen
Scholastic Publishers
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The Underwater Alphabet Book
Jerry Pallota, Charlesbridge Publishing,
85 Main St., Watertown, MA 02172
617-926-0329
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Underwater Nature Search
Andrew Cleav
Dr. Steven Webster
Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
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What's Inside? Shells
Scholastic
Dorling Kindersley
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You Can Be A Woman Biologist
Florence McAlary
Judith Love Cohen
Cascae Pass, Inc.
Suite 235, 10734 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230-4969
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What the Sea Left Behind
by Mimi Gregoire Carpenter
Down East Books,
Camden Maine
ISBN 0-89272-123-5
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Dive to the Coral Reefs
A New England Aquarium Book
by Elizabeth Tayntnor, Paul Erikson, and Les Kaufman
Crown Publishers, Inc.,
New York, NY
ISBN 0-517-58210-4
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I Can be an Oceanographer
by Paul Sipiera
Children's Press, Chicago, Ill.
ISBN 0-516-41905-6
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The Seaside Naturalist
by Deborah Coulombe
(in cooperation with the University of New Hampshire)
Simon and Shuster,
New York, N.Y.
ISBN 0-671-76503-5
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The Down by the Sea Activity Book
by Karen Aspinwall
De Vilbriss Printing,
Baltimore, Md.
ISBN 0-9640294-0-5
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Tideland Treasure
by Todd Ballantine
University of South Carolina Press
ISBN 0-87249-795-X
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Charwick and the Garplegrungen
by Priscilla Cummings
Tidewater Publishers,
Centerville, Md.
ISBN 0-87033-377-1
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The Ocean Book
Center for Marine Conservation
John Wiley and Sons,
New York
ISBN 0-471-62078-5
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Jason and the Sea Otter
by Joe Barber-Starkey
Harbour Publishing,
Madeira Park, BC Canada
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Prince William
by Gloria Rand
Henry and Holt and Company,
New York
ISBN 0-8050-3384-X
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WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands
by Britt Eckhardt Slattery
Environmental Concern, Inc.
St. Michaels, Md.
(410) 745-9620
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The Young Scientist Investigates the Sea
by Terry Jennings
Children's Press,
Chicago
ISBN 0-516-48441-9
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Jessie's Island
by Sheryl McFarlane
Orca Book Publishers,
Victoria, BC Canada
ISBN 0-920501-76-1
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The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
by Joanna Cole
Scholastic, Inc.
New York
ISBN 0-590-41431-3
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Strange Animals of the Sea
National Geographic Action Book
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Life in the Oceans
by Lucy Baker
Scholastic, Inc.
New York
ISBN 0-590-46132-X
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Mysteries and Marvels of Ocean Life
by Rick Morris
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Watch Out For Sharks!
by Caroline Arnold,
New York: Clarion Books, 1991
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Sharks
by June Behrens,
Chicago: Children's Press, 1990
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Sharks
by Rhoda Blumberg,
New York: Franklin Watts, 1976
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Fins and Tails, A Story of Strange Fish
by Elizabeth Campbell,
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1963
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Sand Tiger Shark
by Carol Carrick,
New York: Seabury Press, 1976
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Sharks-Challengers of the Deep
by Mary Cerullo,
New York: Cobblehill Books, 1993
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Sharks
by Robert Coupe, and Sheena Coupe
New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1990
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Sharks
by Russell Freedman,
New York: Holiday House, 1985
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Shark Beneath the Reef
by Jean Craighead George,
New York: Harper Trophy, 1989 (fiction)
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Sharks
by Gail Gibbons,
New York: Holiday House, 1992
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The Shark Dictionary
by Sarah Gustafson,
New York: Checkerboard Press, 1992
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A Sea Full of Sharks
by Betsy Maestro,
New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1990
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The Great White Man-Eating Shark
by Margaret Mahy,
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1990 (fiction)
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Sharks
by Ann McGovern,
New York: Fourwinds Press, 1976
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Album of Sharks
by Tom McGowen,
Chicago: Rand McNally 1977
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Monster Myths, The Truth About Water Monsters
by Staton Rabin
New York: Franklin Watts, 1992
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Sharks
by Sarah Riedman,
New York: Franklin Watts, 1977
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Sharks
by Eileen Spinelli,
Children's Nature Library
Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International, Ltd., 1991
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Sharks and Other Creatures of the Deep
by Philip Steele,
New York: Darling Kindersley, Inc., 1991.
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Hungry Sharks
by John Waters,
New York: Thomas Y Crowell Co., 1973.
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Zoobooks 2. Sharks
by John Bonnet Wexo
San Diego: Wildlife Education, Ltd., 1986.
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