Bored with sitting pretty on Mermaid Rock, Spirulina leaves her sisters and goes off to find someone else to play with. Whilst having fun with the fishes, she meets Splosh, a baby whale. But Spirulina's new friend has lost his mummy, and when they set out to search for her, all they find is a boatful of nasty fishermen and a large fishing net - just right for catching mermaids...!

 

This book features in the following series: Colour Young Hippo, Mermaid Rock .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Scholastic .

Kelly McKain has written over 30 books, for all ages from tots to teens. When not writing she enjoys dancing, horse riding, yoga and playing the guitar (badly). Cecilia Johansson was born in Vastervik on the east coast of Sweden. At the age of 20 she went to England where she stayed for seven years to study and work. Since graduating from Nottingham Trent University in 1999, Cecilia has worked full-time as an illustrator. She now lives in Stockholm and likes to draw and paint, read books, travel, do sports - especially jogging - and spend time with her dog, a Welsh Springer Spaniel called Dustin!