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Author:

Long, Jessica Tatiana, author.

Title:

Mermaid with no tail / story by Jessica Long ; illustrated by Airin O'Callaghan ; foreword by Michael Phelps.

Publisher:

Sounds True

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Swimmers--Juvenile fiction.
Swimming for people with disabilities--Juvenile fiction.
Mermaids--Juvenile fiction.
Individual differences--Juvenile fiction.
Adoptees--Juvenile fiction.
Contests--Juvenile fiction.
Sea fiction.
Picture books.

Other Authors:

Phelps, Michael, 1985-
O'Callaghan, Airin.

Summary:

Paralympic champion swimmer and gold medalist Jessica Long celebrates the importance of dreaming big and the power of being different in The Mermaid with No Tail. As a baby, Jessica was adopted from a Russian orphanage. Her legs were amputated below the knee when she was 18 months old. Despite this, Jessica has become a world-class swimmer and one of the most decorated athletes of all time. Dive into this illustrated picture book based on Jessica's story, where a mermaid with no tail decides she wants to compete in the Mermaid Games. The other mermaids make fun of her for being different. But her adoptive turtle parents are supportive and encouraging, and her shark coach, Phelpsy, teaches her to swim using her arms. The mermaid trains hard, maintains a good attitude, and eventually wins the games.

ISBN:

164963093X
9781649630933

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1355828729

Locations:

VWPC964 -- Calmar Public Library (Calmar)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

SHPC094 -- Denver Public Library (Denver)

GQPB641 -- Melbourne Public Library (Melbourne)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)