Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Beattie, Mimi and Zelda are three mermaids enjoying an above sea-level holiday when they’re called back to their underwater kingdom by a crabogram. There are some seriously bad mermaids on the loose and it’s up to our heroes to catch them. They’ll need to get some answers, a clam car and piranha nail polish, of course.
Author: Sibeal Pounder
Illustrator: Jason Cockcroft
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Beattie, Mimi and Zelda are three mermaids enjoying an above sea-level holiday when they’re called back to their underwater kingdom by a crabogram. There are some seriously bad mermaids on the loose and it’s up to our heroes to catch them. They’ll need to get some answers, a clam car and piranha nail polish, of course.
Author: Sibeal Pounder
Illustrator: Jason Cockcroft
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
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