A fast-paced modern
fable
with the moral "Work smarter, not harder."
Skip is a seahorse
who swims slowly but thinks fast. When he challenges
Abby the braggy crab
to a long-distance swim, his clever idea is not to swim HARDER, but to swim SMARTER.
Will it be enough to win THE RACE ON MERMAID REEF?
Abby is competitive! She's the best
at running, swimming, and burrowing and
she likes to brag about it!
Skip and his friends get tired of her constant bragging and challenge Abby to a series of nautical races.
No matter
how hard they try
, Abby always wins.
Skip, who's not a good swimmer,
needs a clever idea
to beat Abby. With
a witty idea and lot of effort
, even a seahorse (the slowest species of fish in the sea) can win over a braggy crab.
Join Skip, Abby, Lola, and Ray as they learn that
working smarter
is more important that
working harder.
Readers learn
fun facts
about
marine animals
and about
currents in our oceans
. The perfect gift for children with a
competitive spirit
!
The Race on Mermaid Reef
is beautifully illustrated and written in delightful poetry (stanzas of anapestic tetrameter). Featuring the fun and memorable sea creatures of MERMAID REEF (
Mermaids Don't Fart, Mermaid's School of Art, Eel's Book of Mermaid Jokes,
and
Shrimp's Book of Fun Animal Facts).