Description |
126 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Series |
Kestrel Books |
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Kestrel books.
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Summary |
A hunter who lives alone meets a mermaid who teaches him to call the dolphins and speak to the seals. She became his companion, living happily together. The hunter finds a bear and brings it home to live with them, then a lynx, but they both still feel that something else is needed. |
Analysis |
Children's fiction |
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Children's literature |
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Children's stories in English 1900- Texts |
Notes |
Children's stories in English, 1900-. Texts (BNB/PRECIS) |
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Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1965 ; London : Hart-Davis, 1967 |
Audience |
For children |
Notes |
Newbery Medal, 1966 honor book |
Subject |
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children's stories.
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Families -- Juvenile fiction.
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Hunters -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mermaids -- Juvenile fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Author |
Sendak, Maurice.
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ISBN |
0722651910 |
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