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Authors: Gillian Shields
Amber's First Clue (7 page)
Amber has golden curls and a gleaming lilac tail. She looks after her friends and is a good leader.
Katie enjoys playing her mermaid harp. She has a long braid over her shoulder and a sparkly lemon-colored tail.
Megan has sweet wavy hair and a spangled pink and white tail. She is never far from her pet fairy shrimp, Sammy.
Jess is bold and brave, with dark curls and a dazzling turquoise tail. She is friends with Monty, the humpback whale.
Becky loves the beauty of the sea. Her hair is decorated with flowers, and her tail is a pretty peach color.
Poppy has coppery curls, a bright blue tail, and loads of confidence, but her impatience can land her in trouble.
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Text copyright © 2007 by Gillian Shields
Illustrations copyright © 2007 by Helen Turner
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First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Published in the United States in 2009 by Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010
Electronic edition published in Sptember 2012
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shields, Gillian.
Amber's first clue / by Gillian Shields ; illustrated by Helen Turner.
â 1st U.S. ed.
p.         cm. â (Mermaid S.O.S. series ; 2)
Summary: Amber leads her fellow mermaids in trying to help beluga whales
that are trapped in ice, while working on solving a riddle from evil Mantora,
whose theft of the snow diamonds may cause the Ice Kingdom to melt.
[1. MermaidsâFiction. 2. Adventure and adventurersâFiction. 3. White
whaleâFiction. 4. WhalesâFiction. 5. NarwhalâFiction. 6. EcologyâFiction.]
I. Turner, Helen. II. Title.
PZ7.S55478Amb 2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â [Fic]âdc22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2008032636
ISBN 978-1-61963-026-0 (e-book)