Mermaids Shelly and Echo are excited to begin third grade at the prestigious Trident Academy, but snooty Pearl, jokester Rocky, brilliant Kiki, grumpy Mr. Fangtooth, and an argument over their first project challenge the best friends. Includes facts about marine plants and animals and words to the Mermaid Tales Song Reading level: Ages 6-9

Of all the creatures in the ocean, sea horses are Echo Reef's favorite. They're sweet and gentle and they glide through the water so gracefully. When Echo discovers that Rocky Ridge, one of her Trident Academy classmates, has his own pet sea horse, she wants one right away. Not everyone agrees sea horses should be pets, however. Perhaps they are happiest when swimming freely. But Echo thinks that if Rocky can make a sea horse happy, she can too! Can't...

Mermaids and magic collide in this new collection. Land walking mermaids have the best of both worlds: They explore the depths of the seas propelled by powerful tails, and get to have fun with amusing humans when they change their tails to legs and go up onto land. And of course they love it when some of their fun is at the expense of the humans. But sometimes, with more than fun and games and stake, mermaids need a little help from the humans . ....