Robbie says swimming is easy. You just have to pretend you’re a mermaid. With a little bit of help from a new special friend Mairi soon learns that swimming is fun and that she has nothing to worry about.Robbie says swimming is easy. You just have to pretend you’re a mermaid. But that doesn’t help Mairi. She isn’t even sure that mermaids are real…In Mairi’s Mermaid bestselling author Michael Morpurgo explores the world of animals and kids creating a short engaging fiction that has quickly become a bestseller. The book is a testament to Morpurgo's ability to captivate the minds of children making him a top author in the genre.For fans of Louis Sachar (Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger) Madeleine L'Engle (A Wrinkle in Time) Dick King-Smith (The Sheep-pig) Katherine Rundell (The Explorer) and Elizabeth Laird (Song of the Dolphin Boy).
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book A... more
