In Disney's "The Little Mermaid," Ariel, a spirited young mermaid princess, dreams of living on land. Fascinated by humans, she saves a prince, Eric, during a storm and falls in love with him. Longing to experience life above the sea, Ariel makes a dangerous deal with the sea witch, Ursula, trading her voice for legs. As she navigates her new world, Ariel learns about love, sacrifice, and the importance of being true to oneself. With the help of her friends, she battles Ursula's wicked plans to reclaim her voice and win Eric's heart, ultimately discovering her true destiny. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Play-A-Sound .
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 18 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Publications International, Limited .
When Lisa Harkrader was in the third grade, she wanted to be a writer and an artist. She also wanted to be a spy, a psychiatrist, and second baseman for the Kansas City Royals. Those last three haven't happened, but she is a writer and illustrator who has published twenty-five books for children. She has received the William Allen White Award and two Kansas Notable Books awards. Lisa Harkrader lives in Kansas with her husband and two children. And she still wants to be a spy. Paola Barbato is one of the writers of Real Life . Barbara Baraldi is one of the original contributors to the Real Life Disney magazine published worldwide and one of the writers of Real Life .
This book contains the following story:
The Little Mermaid
Deep, deep down in the sea lived the sea king and queen and their brood of mermaid daughters. When each child turned sixteen she was allowed to visit the surface of the sea and look out upon the human world. One by one each girl came of age, but having satisfied their curiosity, each agreed that their sea world was more enchanting than the world above the sea. Until the time came for the youngest princess to visit the sea’s surface, whereupon she saw a ship filled with beautiful people having a party and gazed upon the most handsome of all, a young prince. The youngest mermaid watched all day but then as evening drew in, a storm erupted tossing the ship this way and that. The handsome young prince was thrown into the sea and would have drowned but for the plucky young mermaid who rescued him. Scared of being discovered, the little mermaid left the unconscious prince on the beach where he was found by a lovely young woman. The prince believed that it was the young woman who had rescued
