La Sirena del Desierto [Spanish]

by Alberto Blanco

Book Overview

A desert mermaid living in an oasis seeks to save her people by rediscoveringthe forgotten songs of their ancestors.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0892391065
• ISBN13: 9780892391066
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Children's Book Press (CA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

a different kind of mermaid

when i was a kid, i was really into the little mermaid. i was enamored of the disney mermaid and the romantic european mermaid. my mother indulged me in all this, but she also tried to include a version that more reflected our own culture: hence la sirena del desierto. we had a lot of bilingual books growing up, but this one really sticks out in my mind. i remember initially rejecting it; it was weird, i couldn't tell what the mermaid looked like, and it was in spanish! but in retrospect, this really was one of the most beautiful books i owned as a child. i only wish i still had the copy she bought for me.