Sukey and the Mermaid
A mermaid offers a young girl a magical escape in this lushly told and luminously illustrated Coretta Scott King Honor-winning picture book.
Sukey's new step-pa is a mean, bossy man she calls "Mister Hard-Times." He makes her work in his garden all day and Sukey's ma doesn't seem to care. One day, when her step-pa isn't looking, Sukey takes her chance to run away to her secret hiding place by the sea.
There, she meets Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. Mama Jo's got a surprise for Sukey: a magical kingdom beneath the sea without time or pain. But there are also no people. Is it really better than the world above?
Target age group 5-8
Sukey's new step-pa is a mean, bossy man she calls "Mister Hard-Times." He makes her work in his garden all day and Sukey's ma doesn't seem to care. One day, when her step-pa isn't looking, Sukey takes her chance to run away to her secret hiding place by the sea.
There, she meets Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. Mama Jo's got a surprise for Sukey: a magical kingdom beneath the sea without time or pain. But there are also no people. Is it really better than the world above?
Target age group 5-8
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CategoryJuvenile Fiction
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Age Group6 to 8 yrs
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Grade LevelK-2
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Myths
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeUnited States
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AwardsCoretta Scott King Award - Honor
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AuthorSan Souci, Robert D
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Lexile Level760
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AR Level4.8
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Dewey398.21
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PublisherSimon & Schuster
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Publication Date5/1/1996
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Pages32
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Dimensions0.11 H × 10.54 L × 9.42 W
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Case Qty96
