Mermaid Books



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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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 Yolen
Illustrations 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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