"Another lively, thoroughly charming story about everyone’s favourite little mermaid."
Harriet Muncaster’s stories of little mermaid Emerald are always charming, and this is no different.
On a trip to visit her dad, Emerald finds a newly hatched sea dragon separated from its mother in a storm. When Bubbles the baby follows her back to the castle, Emerald and her stepsister Delphina decide to keep the little creature as a pet, but her mum and stepdad are adamant: babies need to be with their mummies.
The reunion takes place and the mother sea dragon shows her appreciation with a very special thank you experience. The story might be set beneath the sea and Emerald’s stepdad a king, but there’s lots Emerald has in common with young readers, and lots they’ll pick up in this story.
As ever, lively plots and short, prettily illustrated chapters make these ideal for newly independent readers, while there are some ‘fintastic’ extras at the end including a quiz and bubble making instructions.
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Meet Isadora Moon's mermaid friend, Emerald!
Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but there are just so many rules. She loves having fun with her friends and exploring her underwater world with her pet octopus, Inkibelle, she doesn't want to be stuck in the palace with everyone looking at her and checking that she's doing things the proper, royal way.
The morning after a big storm, Emerald discovers a shimmery egg in Dad's back garden. A baby sea dragon hatches from the egg! It is sooo cute! When the cheeky little sea dragon hitches a lift with Emerald back to Mum's, everyone at the royal palace is enchanted. Emerald knows deep down that they need to find its real family and so Emerald, Delphina, and Mum set out on an exciting ocean adventure to do just that.
Illustrated throughout in sea green and black, Emerald is perfect for readers who are looking for a first chapter book with a splash of wildness and wonder. Explores the difficulties of dealing with other people’s expectations and feeling comfortable in your own skin.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Emerald and the Sea Dragon and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Emerald and the Sea Dragon features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Fantasy / Magical, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Non Fiction, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics
Emerald and the Sea Dragon is available in Paperback
Emerald and the Sea Dragon was written by Harriet Muncaster and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Emerald and the Sea Dragon has 96 pages
£7.19
