Sukey and the Mermaid
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About The Book
Sukey’s new step-pa is a mean, bossy man she calls “Mister Hard-Times.” He makes her work in his garden all day and Sukey’s ma doesn’t seem to care. One day, when her step-pa isn’t looking, Sukey takes her chance to run away to her secret hiding place by the sea.
There, she meets Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. Mama Jo’s got a surprise for Sukey: a magical kingdom beneath the sea without time or pain. But there are also no people. Is it really better than the world above?
About The Author
Robert D. San Souci is the critically acclaimed author of many popular books for young people. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
About The Illustrator
Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including Martin Rising; In Your Hands; On the Ball; The Faithful Friend; Duke Ellington; and In the Time of the Drums. His many awards include two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustration Award, four Coretta Scott King Illustration Honors, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney. Visit him at BrianPinkney.net.
Product Details
- Publisher: Aladdin (May 1, 1996)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9780689807183
- Ages: 5 - 8
- Lexile ® 820L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
Awards and Honors
- School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
- ALA Notable Children's Books
- ILA Teachers' Choices
- Bulletin Blue Ribbon
- Booklist Editors' Choice
- ALA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
- Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Honor Book
- South Carolina Picture Book Award
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