Lana Swims North (Mermaids to the Rescue #2)

Mermaids to the Rescue #2

by Lisa Ann Scott

Fans of Rainbow Magic and Mermaid Tales will love this new series full of adventures under the sea! Be brave and keep the seas safe! Princess Lana loves attending the Royal Mermaid Rescue Crew School, but she has a hard time speaking up in class, even when she knows the answer. Maybe she's too timid to be a Rescue Mermaid? Then Lana meets another misfit -- a funny horned creature named Spike. Lana helps Spike learn that he's a narwhal, and when he asks for help finding his way back to the Arctic, she's happy to swim along. A trip will help her forget her school worries for a while. The Northern Seas are full of new adventures -- but also an emergency! Can Lana finally find her voice and save the day, or will she freeze up?

Genres: Childrens, 1st Grade, Fantasy

128 pages, Paperback

Published March 26, 2019

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute story about a shy girl finding her inner voice and confidence. She makes new friendships and learns lessons along the way.

My young reader loves this series. So, we will continue on with it. As an adult, I find it doesn’t flow well and I didn’t like the character of the Principle in this book. But, my little’s opinion matters more than mine when it comes to this series.

[elokello]

I think this book good 👍

[Kaotic · Rating 4 out of 5]

"In glad you found this- and your confidence. They're both treasures. "

[Val Neil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lana is very thoughtful, self-conscious and afraid to speak up. Because of this, she fails to get credit for her great ideas, and her teacher interprets her lack of initiative as laziness. When a narwhal has to be returned home, Lana meets a group of isolated merfolk and is given a chance to take charge.

My daughter loves this series. I liked this book better than the first one, mostly because I was a shy kid like Lana. I like the diversity of the characters in this series.

[zapkode · Rating 5 out of 5]

{My thoughts} – Princess Lana is struggling with accepting herself for who she is. She questions and second guesses herself on a regular basis when it comes to speaking out. She doesn’t like to rush into things, instead she’d rather pause and figure out the correct solution to things first. She seems to be having problems making sense of everything happening around her. Everything that seems to come so easy to those around her, doesn’t come so easy for her.

Princess Lana meets another animal that is struggling with accepting who they are as well. The two of them quickly bond and Princess Lana decides it is her duty to help him. She makes some choices that are in the best interest of helping her new friend and in the process finds a way to find her own voice. This was the one thing that she’d been struggling with so much and now, she is finding ways to make it known.

I recommend this book for I recommend this book for any child that enjoys reading about mermaids and seaponys. It’s a bonus if they enjoy reading about princesses as well, since Nixie is a mermaid princess. This book also has the potential to help show children that even though they are different or do things differently that it’s okay. It shows them that they don’t always have to be just like everyone else, and that everyone else may have different ways of doing things. The differences between everyone is what makes them so great!

[Lorie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This title is the second in the Mermaids to the Rescue Series for beginning chapter book readers. In this story the Mermaid Lana befriends a Narwhal named Spike that needs help finding its family. Lana has trouble speaking up when she should, so this journey helps her to find her voice so that she can help her new friend.

This paperback series and this title will appeal to young readers in early elementary school with an early 3rd grade reading level. It fills a niche with the magical creature fiction that kids that age enjoy. I would recommend this book for purchase by school and public libraries needing high interest books for new readers.

This book was provided by the publisher for professional review by SWON Libraries.

[Hana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book talks about a little girl named Lana who is a rescue crew member. She saved a narwhal named Spike,she saved a little girl named Pasha. Before that she was scared to help her friends on missions. At last she was brave.

[Robyn Cain · Rating 4 out of 5]

2nd book in this enjoyable series that I’m reading out loud to my 7 year old daughter. I related more to shy Lana, nervous about speaking up more than my bold daughter did. It’s nice that each book features the different mermaids and shows how each personality has their own strengths.

[Caren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is #2 in series, and it wasn’t an issue to begin with it.

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mermaids and narwhals - the unicorns of the sea.

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Positive female role models and a cute story equals a good book my daughter and I enjoyed.

[Julia Nenadic · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a really cute book that I love

[Elisa Hoopes · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love mermaids!

[Adrienne Dixon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought the author did a very good job showing the struggles shy people have. My daughter loved this book!

[Serenity · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher through my district library services*

This is a cute series. A bit cheesy, but engaging and will probably be just the ticket for the intended audience.