This time Emily takes to the water like she has been swimming all of her life. But its like one of those Spot the difference cartoons in a puzzle book. The next day the same thing happens again and this time she is no longer scared. The World of Emily Windsnap (2 books) by Liz Kessler, Joanie Stone (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating 77 ratings Quotes by Liz Kessler () If you looked round the rooms, you wouldnt think there was anything missing. Emily quickly jumps out of the water and everything is back to normal again. Something weird starts to happen to her legs, they merge together and become a fish tail.
Seventh grade approaches and Emily asks again and this time she is told, Yes.” On the first day of swimming class she puts on her new swim suit and eases into the shallow end of the pool. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. When Emily wants to learn how to swim she is repeatedly told “No.” Emily finds it strange because she lives on a boat and is surrounded by water. A young girl learns she’s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves. This book is part of a series.Īnd from April Phillips, Children's Instructor and Information Specialist, Howard County Central LibraryĮmily lives with her mom on a boat named “King.” Emily's father left when she was just a baby. That something changes her life and sends her on a quest. The second time she hits the water, something is revealed. When she hits the water, something changes. This year, however, swimming is a class Emily must enroll in at school. Even though the water has always been part of their lives, Emily's mother has never let her learn how to swim. With a mermaid tail and an entire ocean awaiting her, Emily is eager to meet new friends and swim off on big adventures in this inviting new series for the younger set, based on the best-selling middle-grade series by Liz Kessler.Emily is twelve and lives with her mother on a houseboat. Welcome to Emily’s Big Discovery, the first in a sparkling, charmingly illustrated series of readers. She gets that weird feeling again, but this time she looks down to see that her legs are gone-replaced by a shiny, beautiful tail! Eager to figure out what’s happening, Emily later dives into the sea. Standing beside the pool, she feels the water calling her, but when she jumps in, she gets a strange, kind of scary sensation.
But it’s hard to make friends at the beach when everyone else is having fun in the waves! So when swimming lessons start at school, Emily is excited to finally have the chance to learn. Her mother has always cautioned her to stay out of the water. Introducing an exciting new line of readers that brings half-mermaid Emily Windsnap-star of the New York Times best-selling series-to a younger audience.Įven though she lives in a houseboat, Emily Windsnap doesn’t know how to swim. By Liz Kessler, Joanie Stone (Illustrated by)
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