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4-6
Illustrated by
David Wiesner.
The main attraction of novelty aquarium Ocean Wonders is a mermaid named Fish Girl. When Fish Girl is befriended by a human, she starts to wonder: what would happen if she got out of her fish-tank prison? Wiesner and Napoli create an intriguing, original graphic-novel tale, featuring Wiesner's trademark clean lines and studied details in watercolor panel illustrations.
32 pp.
| Clarion
| April, 2005
|
TradeISBN 0-618-54359-7$16.00 New ed. (1987, Putnam)
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K-3
Illustrated by
David Wiesner.
In this "freely adapted" tale, Princess Margaret is turned into a ravenous dragon by her evil stepmother. Only Margaret's brother, who is far from home, can save her, but the wicked queen is determined that he won't succeed. This edition features a revised text; neither the telling nor the art is up to Wiesner's later standards.