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The Seal Prince
By MacGill-Callahan, Sheila & Waldherr, Kris
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80371-486-1
- Publisher
- New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1995
K-Gr 4 MacGill-Callahan explores the themes of love and duty in her poetic retelling of a Scottish folktale. Every year since her eighth birthday, Princess Grainne visits with the seal she helped rescue on the rocky shore of the island of Skye. When she is 18, the seal visits her in the form of a young prince named Deodatus. He invites her to his watery kingdom, but, mindful of her duty to her parents, Grainne refuses. Seven more years pass, during which she refuses all suitors. Finally, her father, irritated by her steady r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
