The Sea Fairies, L. Frank Baum
The Sea Fairies, L. Frank Baum
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The Sea Fairies

Author: L. Frank Baum

Narrator: Rebecca K. Reynolds, Adam Verner

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 04/12/2022

Synopsis

The novel involves Mayre Griffiths, nicknamed Trot, or sometimes Tiny Trot, is a little girl who lives on the coast of southern California. Her father is the captain of a sailing schooner, and her constant companion is Cap'n Bill Weedles, a retired sailor with a wooden leg.

About The Author

Lyman Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, on May 15, 1856. Over the course of his life, Baum raised fancy poultry, sold fireworks, managed an opera house, opened a department store, and an edited a newspaper before finally turning to writing. In 1900, he published his best-known book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Eventually he wrote fifty-five novels, including thirteen Oz books, plus four “lost” novels, eighty-three short stories, more than two hundred poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. Baum died on May 6, 1919.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on August 14, 2017

Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend.......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on February 27, 2018

L. Frank Baum wasn't writing this book for me. His target audience was probably little girls from a bit before 8 years old to a little beyond 10. So, anything I may write may be less than relevant to that demographic. This is a whimsical story about a young girl and her "old salt" sailor friend and......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on April 19, 2018

A few days ago, my friend Kae-Leah sent me a recommendation and link to read The Sea Fairies by L. Frank Baum, author of the Oz books. I was hesitant at first because it didn't sound like a story about mermaids from the title, and older books can be unnecessarily wordy. To my surprise, it was entire......more

Goodreads review by Nilsson on April 11, 2015

I made up a melody for the barnacle song, and I always sing it when I'm walking in the woods now. I don't see why the mermaid said it was stupid.......more

Goodreads review by Sara on December 18, 2019

Um livro perfeito para contar a crianças. Por possuir belíssimas ilustrações de sereias e monstros marinhos. Narra a historia de Trot e o capitão Billy que exploram o fundo do mundo, descobrindo as belezas dos seus palácios e a diversidade dos seres aquáticos. As sereis são retratadas como criatura......more

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