Mermaids and Mermen

Fantasy Chronicles

by Shannon Knudsen

This title examines mermaids, water sprites, and other merfolk in folklore and culture. It also focuses on how depictions of these water creatures changed over time and how they remain popular in fantasy art and literature and movies.

Genres: Mermaids

48 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

This author also writes as Shannon Zemlicka.

Reviews

[RumBelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had it's moments as a great beginning guide to mermaids for children. It talked about their habitat, physiology and behavior. The photographs are artwork were fantastic. There was even a world tour of mermaid sightings and what the mermaids in each area of the globe were like.

What I didn't like about the book was that a lot of the writing was repeated, and repetitive. A perfect example is the prologue. That entire section, almost verbatim, is repeated again, and sections of it are continually repeated throughout the book. It makes me think either the author ran out of things to say, or she thought her readers were going to be not so quick to notice.

If you love mermaids, and learning about their legends and behaviors this is a nice, short, guide that covers a lot.

[Duane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Focusing on Mermaids & Mermen from stories,myths, movies and more, the author does a great job of giving readers just enough information for a entertaining yet informative read. Nicely illustrated throughout. Geared more for preteen readers.

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you know nothing about mermaids, this is where you should start. This book gives general information about mermaids, from fakes to the different types of mermaids by country and culture!

[Destiny Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read it for my research project just now, it was alright.