A enchanting and vivid re-working of this classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, which tells the story of the beautiful mermaid who sacrifices her life at sea and her beautiful voice so that she can be with the handsome prince she loves. Charmingly illustrated by Alan Marks. This stunning gift edition is a book for young readers to treasure, published in hardback, with a satin ribbon bookmark.

The Young Reading Series is designed to encourage independent reading and covers a range of subject matter, including the retelling of children's classics, fairytales, original fiction and a wide variety of narrative non-fiction.