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Novels featuring mermaids, aquatic creatures with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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The intricately narrated story involves a mermaid who comes ashore on the southern coast of England in 1899. Feigning a desire to become part of genteel society under the alias "Miss Doris Thalassia Waters," the mermaid's true intention is to seduce Harry Chatteris, a man she saw "some years ago" in "the South Seas—near Tonga" and who has since captivated her. [2]
The ship is then swarmed by mermaids, resulting in the deaths of most of the crew members. As the ship's safety systems fail, Dr. Toth works to unravel the mysteries of mermaid physiology and save the remaining crew. Hallie Wilson learns to communicate with the captive mermaid via sign language, which saves several crew members from being eaten.
The myths and history behind mermaids. While some may wave their nets of skepticism, there are abundant mythological tales alleging the existence of mermaids. As Dr. Compora highlights, the 1989 ...
Claire and Hailey read books that contain information pertaining to marine life-forms, trying to find an answer to Aquamarine's troubling conditions. They learn that mermaids cannot survive on land for more than a week. The necessity of returning Aquamarine to the ocean is thus made more urgent.
Linda Anne Chapman [1] (born 15 January 1969 in Liverpool) [2] is a British writer, principally of series for younger children. She is particularly known for her fantasy books about unicorns, mermaids and magic and has co-authored books with Julie Sykes (Unicorn Academy, Mermaid Academy and Forever Homes), Michelle Misra, Lee Weatherly and Steve Cole.
She nearly falls into the sea but the Mer boy, Faro, helps her keep her balance. When she calls him a "mermaid", he gets very scornful of humans, saying that him being a mermaid is "anatomically impossible" as he is, firstly, male and secondly, "all that scaly-tails and hair-combing mermaid and merman stuff comes from humans".