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Chargement... Mermaid Mysteries: Rosa and the Water Pony (Book 1)par Katy Kit
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Juvenile Fiction.
Juvenile Literature.
HTML: The mermaid friends are excited about Mermaid Bay's annual carnival, where the best performance wins a beautiful pearl necklace! Rosa uses magic to create a pony out of water, and she plans to perform amazing tricks on its back. But just before the carnival begins, the magical water pony is stolen. Who is trying to sabotage the friends' performance??and why? "Familiar themes of friendship, jealousy and bullying abound in this undersea world??with a generous sprinkling of sea jewels and stardust on every page. . . . An alternative for those fairy-loving transitioning readers who are looking for a new magical adventure." ??Kirkus Reviews on Rosa and the Water Pony Katy Kit studied English at the University of London and went on to become a children's book editor. She moved to Bath, England, in 1996, where she now lives with her husband, David, and their two young children. After a degree and ten years working in graphic design, Tom Knight eventually realized that true happiness lies in drawing pictures in a shed at the bottom of the garden for a living. Brought up on a healthy diet of Tintin, the Beano, and good country air, Tom finds his inspiration all over the place, constantly getting under his feet and making a mess. Tom lives on Mersea Island with his splendid wife, Tabby, and their two boys, Archie and S Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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One complaint with Rosa and the Water Pony is the cavalier way in which the mermaids deal with a spell gone awry. Instead of a water pony, a magic spell turns a friendly seahorse into a sea turtle.
““Inside the magic mermaid circle, change the sea horse to a pony!”
A streak of light rushed through the swirling, shimmering water. Then, the mermaids were thrown backwards by a powerful force. Everyone waited for a pony to appear. But instead of a pony, out of the whirlpool paddled … “A giant sea turtle!” gasped Sula, Melody, and Jasmine at the same time. They burst into laughter.
“I did say I was a little rusty,” said Rose, going red. Still the mermaids laughed.
“Well, I don’t think it’s that funny,” said Rosa hotly. “We don’t stand a change of winning at all without the water pony.” The mermaids stopped laughing.”
In a perfect story, the girls would have won the prize with the turtle. In an imperfect story, they would have turned the turtle back into a seahorse and tried again. In Rosa and the Water Pony, the girls simply find another seahorse and try again, achieving the desired result - with no further mention of the erstwhile seahorse, now a sea turtle.
This chapter book with simple illustrations of the mermaids and their water pony (that bears more than a passing resemblance to My Little Pony ™) is likely to delight young girls, however. It has a simple plot and focuses on teamwork, friendship and fair play. Originally published in Great Britain, I assume that U.S. copies will have spelling corrections. The copy that I read from NetGalley featured standard British spellings of some words, e.g, practise, organised.
Ebook review copy provided by NetGalley. (