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| Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
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Sydenham Branch | Junior Fiction PICTURE BOOKS Long | Copies Available |
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Cataraqui Centre | Junior Fiction PICTURE BOOKS Long | On loan until: 04/Sep/25 |
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| Title Statement | The mermaid with no tail / story by Jessica Long ; illustrated by Airin O'Callaghan ; foreword by Michael Phelps. |
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| Author | Long, Jessica Tatiana |
| Additional Contributors | O'Callaghan, Airin |
| Phelps, Michael,1985- | |
| Publication | Boulder, CO: Sounds True,[2023]©2023 |
| Extent of Item | 1 volume (unpaged) |
| ISBN | 9781649630933 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07100334 |
| Audience & Ratings | Ages 4-8 years. |
| Summary | "Dive into this illustrated picture book, 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. The mermaid trains hard, maintains a good attitude, and eventually wins the games. Inspired by the life of Paralympic champion swimmer Jessica Long, 'The Mermaid with No Tail' celebrates the importance of dreaming big and the power of being different"-- |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Adoptees--Juvenile fiction |
| Amputees--Juvenile fiction | |
| Contests--Juvenile fiction | |
| Individual differences--Juvenile fiction | |
| Mermaids--Juvenile fiction | |
| Swimmers--Juvenile fiction | |
| Swimming for people with disabilities--Juvenile fiction | |
| By Genre | Picture books |
