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The Selkie and the Fisherman
Sydney
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Lothian
,
2005
Z1244935
2005
single work
picture book
children's
myth/legend
'One night, a lonely young fisherman comes across a group of magical creatures dancing in the moonlight. They are selkies - seals who can shed their skins on land. He takes one of their skins and, as she cannot return to the sea, the selkie girl has to go home to live with him. But he has a lesson to learn about love ...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2006 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Children's Book
Last amended 23 Feb 2006 16:06:31
