The Sea King

By Yolen, Jane & Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey & Czernecki, Stefan

Publishers Summary:
he Sea King lives deep under the sea in an exquisite crystal palace. He rarely leaves his halls, except to search out a human victim. One day, the Sea King does a very big favor for a king from the land above. In return, however, he extracts a promise. And without realizing it, the king of the land has promised the Sea King his newborn son.... This wonderful tale contains many rich elements of folklore-a talking eagle who can do magical deeds, a frightening witch with iron teeth, a kind and honest prince, and twelve beautiful maidens who can turn into swans. These threads are masterfully woven into a dramatic and stunningly illustrated tale, one which readers of all ages will enjoy.

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ISBN
978-1-56656-459-5
Publisher
Crocodile Books


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on June 1, 2003

K-Gr 4 Folkloric motifs abound and Baba Yaga and Vasilisa make cameo appearances in this original folktale. When a king spares the life of a talking eagle, he sets in motion a series of events-the bird gives him a gift that he opens before he should, the sea king rescues the gift but demands his price, and finally the king's son must return to the sea king's crystal palace and accomplish three tasks. Students of folk liter...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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