A Mermaid's Rescue

by Chris Riddell, Unknown Author

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

Genres: Fantasy

Hardcover

About the author

Chris Riddell was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where his father was an Anglican priest and a member of the ANC. The family moved to England in 1963, when Riddell was one year old, and he spent his childhood in a number of different locations, as his father moved between parishes. Both of Riddell's parents continued to be active in the anti-apartheid movement.

Chris Riddell is an internationally acclaimed writer and illustrator whose many awards include the Nestlé Gold Award and two Kate Greenaway Medals—the most prestigious prize for illustration in the UK. He is the creator of more than one hundred books for all ages, including the immensely popular series the Edge Chronicles and his latest chapter book series, starring the irrepressible Ottoline Brown, which School Library Journal called "exceptional." Chris lives in Brighton, England, with his wife and three children where he invents his amazing characters in a very tidy shed in his yard.

Reviews

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

My two favourite scenes were about building bricks called Reggo which are its own distinct invention, made out of recycled plastic, and definitely have nothing to do with Lego. And then the bad guy of the story is called Nylon Dusk and has a pet duck named Donald. I was not prepared for this funny reference to Elon Musk and Donald Trump.