Selkie Girl, The
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 068971467X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 30 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Particularly lovely are Hutton's sensitive and muted watercolors." All ages. From Publishers Weekly About this retelling of the haunting Scottish folktale, PW said, "The lyrical text weaves a tale of sweeping dimension; this is storytelling at its finest. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc
A retelling of the ancient legend from the coasts and islands of Scotland and Ireland in which a man falls in love with a beautiful seal girl and forces her to live on land and be his bride.
Boo Hoo Libby Booker A haunting story for readers grades 6 and up. Story of a mother's difficult choice that has profound effect on her family. A good story for these times when children may be raised by someone other than their mother.. "The loss, the finding of the authentic self." according to Turtle. This book was amazing to me the first time I read it and continues to touch me deeply.so much so that I just spent $90. for an old used copy so that I could own it and return to it again and again. It is the story of all women, women who are taken from their true selves to serve others, in places that are foreign to their souls. And, of course, the story of her return. A children's book, but one that speaks to all ages. Magical. Timeless. I have heard that this story has been told in many languages for many hundreds of years. I would welcome any information that anyone has about this.. Strange things may happen here Mermaids get all the good press. Heck, you can't throw a dart in a crowded library without hitting five or six children's books all dedicated to those fishy sea ladies. But what about selkie women? When do they get their due? Few books about selkies actually make them out to be women, as it happens. The men get, "A Stranger Came Ashore" and "Island of the Aunts", for example. Female selkies appear in "Daughter of the Sea", but not much else. So it was with great joy that I located not only a selkie book starring a woman, but a picture book at that. "The Selkie Girl" is your classic tale of a