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Ted Hughes and
Flora McDonnell (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date
March 1, 2000
Pages
63
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Easy Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375805691
ISBN-10
0375805699
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
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Original list price
$15.95
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A seathemed collection of 28 poems captures the beauty, drama, and mystery of the ocean and the seashore, from starfish and seagulls to mermaids and monsters. By the author of The Iron Giant.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: In The Mermaid's Purse, Ted Hughes explores the ocean. From starfish and seagulls to mermaids and monsters, 28 poems capture the beauty, drama, and mystery of the sea and the seashore. Here is the ghostly cormorant: "Drowned fishermen come back/As famished cormorants/With bare and freezing webby toes/Instead of boots and pants." The strange and comical flounder: "The flounder sees/Through crooked eyes./Through crooked lips/The flounder cries." And the mermaid herself: "Call her a fish,/Call her a girl./Call her the pearl/Of an oyster fresh/On its pearly dish."
By turns lyrical, whimsical, and robust, The Mermaid's Purse showcases the distinctive voice and appreciation of the natural world that made Ted Hughes among the most respected of late-20th-century poets. Made doubly accessible by Flora McDonnell's distinctive black-and-white art, this sea-themed collection will delight children and be welcomed by educators.
By turns lyrical, whimsical, and robust, The Mermaid's Purse showcases the distinctive voice and appreciation of the natural world that made Ted Hughes among the most respected of late-20th-century poets. Made doubly accessible by Flora McDonnell's distinctive black-and-white art, this sea-themed collection will delight children and be welcomed by educators.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Alfred a Knopf Inc (March 1, 2000)
9780375805691 | details & prices | 63 pages | 5.50 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.40 lbs | List price $15.95
About: A collection of poems about the creatures of the sea, including the limpet, crab, and conger eel.
About: A collection of poems about the creatures of the sea, including the limpet, crab, and conger eel.
Paperback
Ill edition from Gardners Books (November 1, 1999)
9780571196210 | details & prices | 64 pages | 5.25 × 6.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $8.70
About: A collection of children's poems by the late Poet Laureate.
About: A collection of children's poems by the late Poet Laureate.
Library
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (March 1, 2000)
9780375905698 | details & prices | 63 pages | 5.50 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.99
About: A collection of poems about the creatures of the sea, including the limpet, crab, and conger eel.
About: A collection of poems about the creatures of the sea, including the limpet, crab, and conger eel.
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