Mermaid Day
(eAudiobook)
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This heartwarming and inclusive story is the perfect companion to the bestselling Unicorn Day! Hooray Hooray! It's Mermaid Day! Shake your tail fins! Splash and play! The Perfect gift if you're looking for: Mermaid books for boys and girls ages 4-10 A fun-filled bedtime story Colorful, beautiful animal stories Children's books about mermaids Mermaid gifts for little girls and boys Petra Luna is in America, having escaped the Mexican Revolution and the terror of the Federales. Now that they are safe, Petra and her family can begin again, in this country that promises so much. Still, twelve-year-old Petra knows that her abuelita, little sister, and baby brother depend on her to survive. She leads her family from a smallpox-stricken refugee camp on the Texas border to the buzzing city of San Antonio, where they work hard to build a new life. And for the first time ever, Petra has a chance to learn to read and write. Yet Petra also sees in America attitudes she thought she'd left behind on the other side of the Río Grande?people who look down on her mestizo skin and bare feet, who think someone like her doesn't deserve more from life. Petra wants more. Isn't that what the revolution is about? Her strength and courage will be tested like never before as she fights for herself, her family, and her dreams. Petra's first story, Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, was a New York Public Library Book of the Year and a Texas Bluebonnet Master List Selection.
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Murray, D., & Walker, J. (2023). Mermaid Day. Unabridged. Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Murray, Diana and Jasmin, Walker. 2023. Mermaid Day. Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Murray, Diana and Jasmin, Walker, Mermaid Day. Recorded Books, Inc, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Murray, Diana, and Jasmin Walker. Mermaid Day. Unabridged. Recorded Books, Inc, 2023.
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| price | 1.87 |
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| duration | 4m 0s |
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| dateLastUpdated | Oct 18, 2024 06:12:51 PM |
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| Last File Modification Time | May 02, 2025 10:35:42 PM |
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| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Jun 30, 2025 11:51:40 AM |
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