There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark!

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Scholastic Incorporated, 2018 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 64 pages
Scholastic's bestselling Old Lady stars in a brand-new adventure series for beginning readers chock-full of hilarious laughs and fun facts!

There was an old mermaid who swallowed a shark. I don't know why she swallowed a shark, but it left no mark!Scholastic's bestselling Old Lady is starring in a brand-new adventure series that will make you laugh AND learn! In this new spin-off, the Old Lady turns into an Old Mermaid, travels down into the ocean, and swallows a shark . . . and a squid, and a fish, and an eel, and a crab, and a sea star, and a clam . . . Why? Well, it was fun to cram her mouth with a clam! Two new characters lead the reader through this hilarious adventure while exchanging some awesome facts about the creatures down under for a light take on nonfiction that's perfect for this age. With expanded sea creature back matter and a search-and-find game at the end, this Old Mermaid is making quite a splash!

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About the author (2018)

Lucille Colandro is the author of the There Was an Old Lady books. She wrote her first Old Lady book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat, when an editor asked for a Halloween book with a lady who didn¿t die at the end. Lucille¿s old lady swallows everything from leaves to pants to snow always with a funny surprise at the end! In 2016 her title There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey! made The New York Times Best Seller List. Jared Lee received a BFA degree from the John Herron Art Institute. After serving two years in the military and working for one year at Gibson Greetings as a greeting card designer, he became a free-lance illustrator in 1970. He was one of the six illustrators chosen to create the first group of McDonald's Happy Meal boxes. He has illustrated more than 80 children's books including the Black Lagoon series by Mike Thaler.

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