By Jessica Tatiana Long (author) , Airin O'Callaghan (illustrator)
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A mermaid without a tail wants to compete in the Mermaid Games. With determination, support, and lots of practice, she carries the day.
Paralympic champion swimmer and gold medalist Jessica Long celebrates the importance of dreaming big and the power of being different in The Mermaid with No Tail . As a baby, Jessica was adopted from a Russian orphanage. Her legs were amputated below the knee when she was 18 months old.
Despite this, Jessica has become a world-class swimmer and one of the most decorated athletes of all time. Dive into this illustrated picture book based on Jessica's story, where a mermaid with no tail decides she wants to compete in the Mermaid Games. The other mermaids make fun of her for being different.
But her adoptive turtle parents are supportive and encouraging, and her shark coach, Phelpsy, teaches her to swim using her arms.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Mermaid With No Tail and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Mermaid With No Tail features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Sporting Stories, Sports, PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND), Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Swimming and water sports, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
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The Mermaid With No Tail was written by Jessica Tatiana Long and published by Sounds True
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.
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