Mermaids On Parade

by Melanie Hope Greenberg

The Mermaid Parade, a summer solstice ritual to open the beach season at Coney Island, started in 1983 as the revival of an older festival. Greenberg paints detailed--and accurate--layouts of the neighborhood, complete with shops, arcades, the F train to Coney Island, Astroland, and diverse people decked out in their sea-creature finery. She lavishes each joyful spread with upbeat colors and patterns. Skies echo the changing blue tints of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578619032
• ISBN13: 9780578619033
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Melanie Hope Greenberg
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7