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list price: $19.95
edition:Hardcover
category: Children's Fiction
published: Mar 2003
ISBN:9781896580463
publisher: Tradewind Books

The Sea King

by Jane Yolen & Shulamith Levey Oppenheim, illustrated by Stefan Czernecki

tagged: europe
Description

The Sea King lives deep under the sea in an exquisite crystal palace. He rarely leaves his halls, except to search out a human victim. One day, the Sea King does a very big favor for a king from the land above. In return, however, he extracts a promise. And without realizing it, the king of the land has promised the Sea King his newborn son.

About the Authors

Jane Yolen, one of America’s foremost children’s writers is the recipient of numerous Coldecout Medals, has earned many awards and her books have been translated into many languages.


Shulamith Levey Oppenheim is the award-winning author of many books, including Iblis, a retelling of the Islamic version of the fall from Eden, and, with Jane Yolen, The Fish Prince and Other Stories, a collection of Mermen folktales, and The Sea King. She lives in Massachusetts.


Stefan Czernecki has illustrated many picture books and has won the American Folklore Society’s Aesop Award. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
6 to 8
Grade:
1 to 3
Reading age:
6 to 8
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