Product Description

Thora - half-mermaid, half-human - sails to London with her mermaid mother, Cosmo the peacock, and her newest friend, Shirley the sea horse. While in London, Thora encounters the ageing actress and kleptomaniac, Pamela P. Poutine - a mermaid Cruella de Vil. Pamela will steal anything she can - including Shirley, who's a rare and priceless green dragon sea horse. And when Pamela finds out that Thora has the legendary projectionist's ring, she'll stop at nothing to get her hands on it...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #454688 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-18
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
Praise for Thora: 'Johnson's writing is witty and inventive ... This is a book full of fun' -- Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week 'Thora is an irresistible new character ... storytelling at its best.' -- Starred review, Publishing News 'An attractively illustrated and uplifting story' -- TES 'Great fun!' -- The Funday Times 20050814 'Thora is an endearing character ... the author's own line drawings add to the appeal of a lively story, which should appeal to KS2 children.' -- The School Librarian 20041201 'Thora is a thoroughly modern heroine in a fantasy adventure story with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel to it ... Gillian Johnson's own illustrations add to the book's charm.' -- Books for Keeps 20041101 'A delightfully appealing character ... Johnson writes with wit and imagination ... A must for young mermaid enthusiasts who like funny stories!' -- Write Away website 20050201 'Wonderfully inventive and witty - the sort of book that gladdens the heart' -- Children's Bookseller and Publisher, Australia 20050201

About the Author
Gillian Johnson studied science and English at university. She's had lots of different jobs - working with Indian children in northern Canada, accompanying Inuit babies on small planes to their homes in remote communities, doing editorial cartoons for the university paper, teaching English to high school students. Eventually, she published a children's book and has been doing it ever since. She lives with her family and divides her time between Wiltshire and Tasmania.

Customer Reviews

Thora in a sparkling new adventure!
Thora, the adventurous, half-mermaid from the last book 'Thora!" is back! In this new adventure Thora and her mother capture a rar sea unicorn and take her in. Thora makes friends with the wonderous actress- Pamela.P.Poutine. But tragedy strikes and Thora finds herself in distress when their boat is sabotaged and she, Mr. Walters and her mother, Halla have to move to the country-side while their boat is prepared. But things seem very fishy when Pamela.P.Poutines ends up there too! Read this exciting, new Thora novel that is full of adventure.