The Fish Prince and Other Stories

By Shulamith Levey Oppenheim and Jane Yolen

Book Overview

Long before mermaids emerged, there was the merman, which has appeared in the mythologies of Babylon, Greece, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Germany, China and Japan, but has become Legend's Forgotten Man. With 27 stories from around the world, this volume reconstructs the unnatural history of the Merman. Illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566563909
• ISBN13: 9781566563901
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

An exciting, exotic, enthusiastically recommended anthology

The Fish Prince And Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales is an extensive anthology of folklore tales drawn from cultures around the world, and all of which are about the mermaid's masculine counterpart the more popular female image. From Russia to Mali and Chile, the stories herein embody a vast wealth of different cultures and traditions. Retold by the collaborative efforts of award-winning children's authors and folklorists Jane Yolen and Shulamith Oppenheim, The Fish Prince And Other Stories is an exciting, exotic, enthusiastically recommended anthology for anyone entranced by mythological and folklore legends of the seafolk!