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    The Little Mermaid
    The Little Mermaid
    The Little Mermaid
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    The Little Mermaid

    By Rebecca Felix and Kathleen Petelinsek

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    A young sea princess is unhappy with who she is, longing to be human rather than mermaid. Her wish grants her fleeting happiness, but costs her much as well.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Child's World
    Release dateAug 1, 2013
    ISBN9781623237806
    The Little Mermaid
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    Rebecca Felix

    Rebecca Felix lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she writes and edits children's books. She has written books on many topics, and learning about new things is Rebecca's favorite part of her job.

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    • 5/5
      I really like this book! Because I love fairy tales and things that have princesses and stuff!
    • 2/5
      the disney version was way better. Anderson is very heavy handed with the religious themes
    • 2/5
      This is the original Anderson story, much sadder than the Disney version, in an edition produced in Denmark for English-language tourists. There is a very nice introduction by Erik Dal which describes Anderson's life which sympathy and honesty (some of his poetry is "astonishingly bad," though some poems are in the hearts of all Danes as much as the fairytales) and converys well the Danish feeling for the impact of his use of simple, natural language (rather like the theory, if not the practice, of Wordsworth.) The illustrations are selections from famous versions by a number of different illustrators, the Danes Pederson and Frolich and Bang, the French Dargent, the Russian Bunin, Arthur Rackham and Richard Bennet, even Japanese and Chinese versions, among others.
    • 3/5
      The Little Mermaid, illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger.Lisbeth Zwerger, that fairy-tale illustrator par excellence, whose numerous interpretations of the work of Hans Christian Andersen - from individual tales like Thumbeline, The Swineherd, and The Nightingale, to collections such as Andersen's Fairy Tales - have all won accolades, turns her attention to the tale of The Little Mermaid in this 2004 picture-book.The visual effect is delightful, with Zwerger's colorful, idiosyncratic illustrations affording the reader enchanting vistas, both above and below sea. I liked many of the smaller details, from the little mermaid's splayed out hair, as she gazes out the palace window, dreaming of the world above, to the way in which the mermaid sisters' hair spreads out on the water, as they swim before the prince's castle. I also appreciated the fact that the not inconsiderable text is broken up by sentences printed in blue and green inks. This edition may not be beautiful, in the manner of the Charles Santore retelling, nor pretty like the Katie Thamer Treherne, but it does have a charm all its own: playful and self-assured. Lisbeth Zwerger fans will rejoice to find it, even those (like myself) who don't especially care for this tale!Addendum: readers should note that the highly moralistic ending, which P.L. Travers once described as "blackmail," is firmly in place here, thanks (or not, as the case may be) to Anthea Bell's scrupulous translation.
    • 5/5
      Genre: Fairy TaleCharacterization: 5 StarsReview: The little mermaid dreamed of spending life ashore and was willing to give up her comfortable home life to live on land. This book is a good example of a fairy tale because it is literature that has been passed down through generations by people retelling them.Media: colored pencils
    • 3/5
      "The Little Mermaid" is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.
    • 2/5
      This classic tale from Hans Christian Anderson tells the story of a young mermaid who dreams of becoming human. Originally written in 1837, this story is quite different in tone from the Disney version, which many children (and adults) will immediately think of when mentioning the title. While I was reading this story, I found myself constantly comparing it to the Disney film, even though I really didn’t mean too. Consequently, I think this affected my opinion of the original story because I found it to be too ‘dark’ for children and not really something that I would read to my kids. However, keeping in mind that it was written almost two hundred years ago, this type of story was likely considered as nothing too unusual. As a matter of personal preference though, I’ll stick with the Disney version.
    • 5/5
      Hans Christian Anderson’s version of the Little Mermaid is darker than the Disney version. This in my opinion made it much more enjoyable. It is the classic tale of a mermaid who falls in love with a prince and makes sacrifices to win him. Unlike the Disney version, the little mermaid doesn’t win the prince and stay human. Instead she chooses not to kill him and save her life. She plunges into the sea where she becomes a daughter of the air. Her choices gave her the ability to gain a soul and after 300 years her soul would go to heaven. This was an absolutely beautiful book.
    • 4/5
      This is a modern day story of the Little Mermaid who is fascinated with life above water and being human in order to have an eternal soul. She gives the sea witch her beautiful voice in order to meet the prince, marry, and gain her eternal soul. When this fails she is turned into foam but because of her unselfishness is giving a chance to gain her soul after all. I like the way the author selects his words to describe the environment above and below the sea. It’s very close to the traditional story with a twist; her main goal is gaining her soul. It's a lovely and touching story about love and sacrifice as shown by the princess when she did not harm the prince because of her love for him and her ability to gain her soul from her unselfish sacrifice which is what she wanted.I believe this story could be used during creative writing, having children explore traditional stories and give it their own twist.
    • 3/5
      This is a traditional fairy tale about a mermaid, who meets a prince, and must give up her most beautiful talent to become human. The setting in this story is well established quickly at the beginning. The plot is simple, and direct. The illustrations in this book are very basic, yet colorful, and creative.I remember watching The Little Mermaid on television, and I remember from a long time ago, I think the movie was called Mermaid, with Tom Hanks in it. I loved that movie!A great extension idea would be to have students draw their vision of what the Mermaid would look like. Another would be to have students come up with costume ideas, and have them dress like Mermaids.

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