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Zusatztext [...] a delightful rhyming adventure. Informationen zum Autor Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world's best-loved children's books! including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child ! which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide! and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction! including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks! as well as poems! plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh. Lydia Monks is one of the most original picture book artists working today. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has won her critical acclaim and several awards! including the Smarties Prize. Her collaborations with Julia Donaldson include The Singing Mermaid ! the Princess Mirror-Belle books! Sugarlump and the Unicorn ! and the phenomenally successful What the Ladybird Heard . Lydia lives in Sheffield. Klappentext Did you ever go to Silversands on a sunny summer's day? Then perhaps you saw the mermaid who sang in the deep blue bay. Join the Singing Mermaid in a circus adventure as she attempts to escape back to her seaside home. Zusammenfassung Tempted by the promise of fame and fortune, the Singing Mermaid joins a circus. The crowds love her, but the poor mermaid is kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, and she soon longs to return to the freedom of her ocean home. The Singing Mermaid is a delightful tale from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard . With brilliant rhyming verse and bright and distinctive illustrations, this glittery board book is perfect for young readers. Enjoy all the stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, The Princess and the Wizard, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday . ...
