The Fish Prince and Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales

by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim and Jane Yolen

Book Overview

Mermen? Yes. Long before mermaids emerged to people our inner seas, long before they established their restless, inviting niche in human fantasy, there was the merman. Born of the human need to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566563909
• ISBN13: 9781566563901
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

An exciting, exotic, enthusiastically recommended anthology

The Fish Prince And Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales is an extensive anthology of folklore tales drawn from cultures around the world, and all of which are about the mermaid's masculine counterpart the more popular female image. From Russia to Mali and Chile, the stories herein embody a vast wealth of different cultures and traditions. Retold by the collaborative efforts of award-winning children's authors and folklorists Jane Yolen and Shulamith Oppenheim, The Fish Prince And Other Stories is an exciting, exotic, enthusiastically recommended anthology for anyone entranced by mythological and folklore legends of the seafolk!