Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid (A Big Golden Book)

story of a mermaid who riske it all to become human. Only to find out that she already had everything she needed. An exciting book for the very young.

Summary:
A princess mermaid dreams of being human. Her dad tells her that she needs to forget about it and live in the water. A sea-witch helps her become a human for three days, but the witch medals and complications arise.
Personal Experience:
I read and watched The Little Mermaid when I was little and imagined what it would be like to be a water princess.
Classroom Extension:
1. Together, my class and I write a story about what it would be to be a mermaid.
2. I would have my classroom set up as water theme and we would talk about fish and other animals in the water. ( )

This book is about a mermaid who dreams "of the world above the water's surface-the world of humans." One day Ariel the little mermaid swims to a ship filled with sailors. The ship is flipped over and Ariel rescues Prince Eric. This book has an evil witch who tries to overthrow Ariel's dad the King of the sea and takes away Ariel's voice to keep her from falling in love with the Prince.

I have always liked The Little Mermaid. My favorite part about this book is the end when Ariel's dad turns her into a human and married Prince Eric.

A few ideas for this book are for the class to use their imaginations and draw themselves if they were a mermaid. I would also talk about why this book is considered Modern Fantasy for example one reason is because there is an evil witch in the story.

This book was made after the movie "The Little Mermaid". Children will enjoy flipping through the pages of this short book summarizing the movie.

This book is basically a synopsis of where Ariel starts off early in the Disney movie. She's obsessed with humans, and goes around collecting all their junk. One day she gets to rescue a handsome prince- she's terribly excited. The end. (No, it really does end there with a "Maybe something exciting will happen!") ( )