The Little Mermaid
Author | : Hans Christian Andersen |
Publisher | : Pushkin Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2020-03-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781782692508 |
ISBN-13 | : 1782692509 |
Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Little Mermaid written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Pushkin Children's Books. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated new translation of a beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale Six young sisters live in the depths of the ocean, longing for the chance to see the beauty of the earth. Most eager of all is the youngest mermaid, who counts the days to her fifteenth birthday when her grandmother will finally allow her to rise to the surface. Her first sight above the water is a large ship on which a beautiful prince is celebrating his sixteenth birthday. Immediately she falls in love, and so begins her determined quest to join the prince on earth as a human. Full of wonder and heart, The Little Mermaid remains one of the most powerful fairy tales ever written, and this new, gorgeously illustrated translation gives it renewed life.