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mermaid's purse: see ray ray, extremely flat-bodied cartilaginous marine fish , related to the shark . The pectoral fins of most rays are developed into broad, flat, winglike appendages, attached all along the sides of the head; the animal swims by rippling movements of these wings. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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Presented in the same appealing, hand-sized format as The Mermaid's Purse (rev. The hand-sized book is unusually appealing, With each poem set modestly on a black-and-white painting--like a mermaid's purse, it's small and innocent-looking but contains life in all its promise and ferocity. Set in the thirties, a kinder, gentler era, the book recounts the story of a type of sea monster called a kelpie, or Water Horse, from the moment it is discovered by eight-year-old Kirstie as a giant mermaid's purse, through its hatching in a bathtub, to its final disposition, three years later, when the "amiable beastie" is full-grown. |
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