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A Mermaid's Rescue

Chris Riddell
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Duration
1h 20m
Year
2026
Language
English
Publisher
Pan Macmillan UK

About

Join shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw and her friends on an exciting magical underwater adventure in A Mermaid's Rescue. Perfect for fans of A Mermaid's Diary and The Little Mermaid.

This gorgeous hardback, the second title in award-winner Chris Riddell's Mermaid series for 7- to 9-year-olds, is fully illustrated in black and white throughout.

'Humorous and fabulously illustrated . . . stuffed to the gills with charm' The Guardian

When shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw notices strange footprints in the sand she knows something is wrong. Her best friend, Creech, has vanished!

Atalanta raises the alarm, and she and her mermaid friends begin a thrilling chase through Mer City. Can Atalanta and her friends pull off a daring rescue from the aquarium lair of a wicked industrialist before it's too late?

Praise for the first title in the series A Mermaid's Diary

'Charming, witty and imaginative . . . one of the best books to be published for 7- to 9-year-olds this year' The Bookseller

'Gorgeous . . . the perfect summer read' Daily Mail Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His work for Macmillan also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family. The second title in award-winner Chris Riddell's Mermaid series, revealing all the underwater secrets of Atalanta Scrimshaw and her friends in this fantasy adventure . A gorgeous holiday read, fully illustrated in black and white throughout and perfect for 7 to 9 year old fans of A Mermaid's Diary, Ottoline and Goth Girl.

Related Subjects

  • Survival Stories
  • Action & Adventure
  • Juvenile Fiction

Artists

Chris RiddellAuthor
Josie CharlesReader

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