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Can I read The Selkie Girl (Traditional Scottish Tales) on EtoBox?
The Selkie Girl (Traditional Scottish Tales) by Janis Mackay, Ruchi Mhasane is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Selkie Girl (Traditional Scottish Tales) about?
Fergus lives with his father by the sea, but is lonely. He wants a friend more than anything. One day Fergus finds treasure on the a beautiful fur blanket hidden in the rocks. But Fergus doesn't know that his treasure belongs to someone else -- a selkie girl has lost her seal skin and can't go home to the sea without it. Will Fergus give his new friend what she needs, and risk being lonely again? This is a lovely retelling of the traditional Scottish folk tale of the selkie (a seal who can become human) adapted for a young audience. Beautifully written by storyteller and selkie storyteller Janis Mackay, the tale is accompanied by stunning illustrations by Ruchi Mhasane. The Selkie Girl is one of the first titles released in the Picture Traditional Scottish Tales range of picture books that bring classic Scottish folk and fairy tales to life for young children."
Who reads The Selkie Girl (Traditional Scottish Tales)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Janis Mackay, Ruchi Mhasane
- Publisher
- Edinburgh [Scotland]: Picture Kelpies
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781782501305
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.76 / 5 (34 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13