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The Fish Prince and Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales
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The Fish Prince and Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales (2001) (edit title/settings)

by Jane Yolen (Author), Shulamith Oppenheim (Author), Paul Hoffman (Illustrator) (edit contributors)

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Mermen? Yes. Long before mermaids emerged to people our inner seas, long before they established their restless, inviting niche in human fantasy, there was the merman. Born of the human need to dominate the great fruitful oceans, to control the vast destructive seas, to regulate the healing... read more

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It was in the sea that life began.

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Prologue
Introduction: What is a Merman?
1. Mermen of the Northern Waters
2. Mermen of Russia and the Slavic Countries
3. Mermen of the British Isles
4. Mermen of Southern Europe
5. Mermen of Asia
6. Mermen of the Middle East
7. Mermen of Africa
8. Mermen of the Pacific Islands
9. Mermen of the New World
Epilogue
Glossary of the Gods of the Sea
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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jane Yolen (Author)
  2. Shulamith Oppenheim (Author)
  3. Paul Hoffman (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Interlink Books
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Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 1566563895
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  • Library of Congress: GR910.Y65 2001
  • Dewey: 398.21
Popular Tags
  1. fantasy, 
  2. folklore, 
  3. mermen, 
  4. short stories, 
  5. women authors 

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