The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults

By Robin Morgan

Book Overview

This enchanting story tells of two outsiders who find a deep kinship in each other. The Mer-Child--with his pale green skin, surf-white hair, and shimmering tail--is not fully accepted in the sea world or the human world. The Little Girl--the child of a black mother and a white father--has been ostracized both because of her race and because her legs are paralyzed. The bond they weave, against all odds, becomes a wondrous celebration of our common capacity to love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558610545
• ISBN13: 9781558610545
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Feminist Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

A wonder for all ages

Alice Walker called this book "a a rare and precious tale," and was she ever right! Full of glory, delight, and wonder, for children and adults both. A new classic, a joy.