Can You Catch a Mermaid?

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Shimmering lights may appear in the water, and the Copper Pan can be used on them to obtain ores, gems, etc.

The 'Red Eagle' painting from Famous Painter Lupini is in the art style of the Native American tribe Hopi.

A sombre silence settled over them. Mark had never been told much about how his parents met. But Mark shrugged it off, slipping his hand into his mother’s and squeezing her fingers. The table below shows the chance of catching each item while fishing in the submarine normally or with a Curiosity Lure.

Can You Catch a Mermaid? -At the beginning the story questions the reader asking them if they have seen a mermaid. Before the story begins it tells the reader about what is going to happen in the book. The story itself could be told as a tale.

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The text is full of descriptive language to convey the illustrations. The narrative is simple and interesting and therefore children may relate to the story. The text flows well and the text is set out with shapes representing themes in the book such as wave and a whirpool. Mark’s heart ached. “We’ll keep you safe for her. And tomorrow, we’ll keep looking for your mirror.” Really enjoyable book about a lonely girl who longs to meet a mermaid. One day she spots another girl like her sitting by herself on the beach and is drawn to her. The girls care for each other and search to find mermaid Freya’s lost mirror, as without it she cannot return to the sea. The text does provide a good model for writing as it is an unusual tale filled with variety of texts such as speech and clear punctuation; full stops, speech marks, question marks. Therefore, when children write they can use the different types of t His mother laid a hand over his. “No, Mark. A little selfish, maybe. But I know you’ll do the right thing.”

In the time his mother spent out of the house – long days spent at sea on a fishing boat – Mark passed his time walking up and down the beach. During summer, Mark’s friends would all go away to visit family in other parts of the country, leaving him with warm hugs and bright smiles. He never much minded being alone for the summer, in fact he was used to it. He’d spent seventeen summers alone with no problems. Of course, it was easier when his father was around to keep him entertained, but it had been three summers without him. I would use the book with a KS1 class who enjoy fantasy stories. We could use hot-seating or a conscience alley to investigate how Eliza might feel when she hides the mirror from Freya because she wants her to stay. This would start a discussion about friendship issues, the feeling of loneliness because Eliza only has her father and keeping secrets from others. Villagers who are married to the player do not attend the Night Market, but instead follow their normal Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday marriage schedules. Mark’s father had told him all about the mermaids. About what they looked like and how they sounded. About how they could turn their tails to legs and come up to land, but only if they kept something special from their home beneath the waves.The text fits well with the story with the words swirling around the whirlpool in the sea or shaped like sound waves when you hear the mermaid singing through the shell. The pictures and text feel like a process as there is a clear relationship between them. As a result, the book is enticing, you can find hidden things and try to predict what is going to happen next. It’s great for stimulating imagination and creativity. The story is about a little girl, named Eliza, who is scared of playing with other children and hopes her father will fish her a mermaid. One day Eliza meets a mermaid, named Freya, who has lost her mirror that allows her to return to the ocean. She smiled, balancing herself on the side of the boat as she stepped into it. “I’ll try my best, doll.” Note that it's possible to complete Gathering, Slaying Monsters, and Fishing Quests during the Night Market. Talking to the villager will complete the quest, before scripted festival dialogue occurs.