Mermaids Sirens Of The Sea

Dive into a magical underwater world with this distinctively contemporary coloring collection. Thirty enchanting illustrations include a mermaid swimming with dolphins, a water nymph riding a seahorse, and many others.

From Homer's Odyssey to Pirates of the Caribbean, Mermaids have fascinated popular culture for centuries. Among the Mermaids is an enchanting collection of classic stories, facts, and tales of mermaids from around the world that will thrill every lover of this romanticized mythological creature. Compiled by Book of the Bizarre author and Magical Creature devotee Varla Ventura, Among the Mermaids includes turn of the century tales of merfolk from Bret Harte, T. Crofton Croker, and W.B. Yeats, along with tantalizing trivia, facts, first-hand accounts, and speculations about mermaids in popular culture. Some facts about the fluid and the fair from the book: Many people believe today that early explorer sightings of mermaids were manatees. (Scurvy + many days away from your lady = a blubbery creature looking supple and bodacious.)Blackbeard, the fierce and terrible pirate, was afraid of his crew being lured into a watery grave by mermaids, so he ordered his ships to avoid certain areas reputed to have a high number of mermaid sightings.Since 2009, the town of Kiryat Yam, Israel has offered a prize of $1 million dollars to anyone who can prove the mermaid off their coast is real. The prize remains unclaimed.

From Ariel to the current craze for Sirens, mermaids have captivated our imaginations. But what's true and what's fairy tale? For centuries, mermaids have appeared in the folklore of cultures from around the world, including the Near East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. And Disney made everyone want to dive under the sea with Ariel when the movie The Little Mermaid hit theaters in 1989. But what are mermaid stories based on? Many myths say these creatures are half human and half fish, while others claim they are simply manatees mistaken for something more magical. Some grant wishes and fall in love, yet others have lured sailors to their doom. Although we can't say for sure where the tales of these elusive figures first originated, author Sarah Laskow separates the fact from the fiction. This full-color, fully illustrated book tells you all you need to know about the myths, science, and history that surround mermaids.

A collection of poetry, songs, dramatic excerpts, and full-length mermaid legends from around the world, complemented by mermaid fine art.

Classical Sirens Of The Sea Mermaids Have Always Captured Our Attention And Fascination. This 108 Page Notebook Is A Lined Journal To Use In Your Mermaiding Ways And Is A Great Gift For Mothers Daughters Girlfriends For Their Birthdays And Christmas.

Magical Mermaids Myths, Legends, and Lore. Explore the mystical land of mermaids from sirens and water spirits to sea witches and shapeshifters. The magical mermaids coloring book is filled with 40 beautiful and fun mermaids to color and relax with. Single-sided pages, artist-grade paper, full size, and ready to color. Artist Deborah Muller takes us on a mermaid journey with 40 images of mermaids all in her unique and whimsical style. Artist Tiffany Krzywicki digitally colored the magical cover. make sure to check out all of Deborah Muller's books on Amazon over 100 to choose from. With something for everyone, Deborah creates fun!

Dive into this visually stunning, middle-grade graphic novel about a spunky Vietnamese American surfer girl and her cantankerous talking cat who plunge into a fantasy world of oceanic marvels . . . and mayhem! Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, catch too big a wave and wipe out, sucked down into a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle rages. The beautiful Sea Siren mermaids are under attack from the Serpent King and his slithery minions?and Trot and her feline become dangerously entangled in this war of tails and fins. This beautiful graphic novel was inspired by The Sea Fairies , L. Frank Baum's "underwater Wizard of Oz ." It weaves Vietnamese mythology, fantastical ocean creatures, a deep-sea setting, quirky but sympathetic main characters, and fast-paced adventure into an imaginative, world-building story.