The Tail of Emily Windsnap.THE TAIL OF EMILY WINDSNAP. Lix Kessler. 2004. Read by Finty Williams. 3 tapes. 4.5 hrs. Listening Library. 1-4000-8599-3. $25.00. Cardboard; plot, author, reader notes. J Emily has never understood her mother's reluctance to allow her to learn to swim, especially since they live on a boat. But Emily learns the reason why soon enough when she starts swimming lessons in seventh grade. On her first plunge into the water she finds out that she has a natural ability as her legs change into a fishtail fish·tail adj. Resembling or suggestive of the tail of a fish in shape or movement. intr.v. fish·tailed, fish·tail·ing, fish·tails 1. in the school pool. When Emily tries it in the sea, it happens again, and she has a chance to meet other mermaids. Emily becomes best friends with another 12-yearold mermaid, Shona, who teaches her a lot about merfolk. Williams' reading of this aquatic fantasy is outstanding. She has the voice of a preteen pre·teen adj. 1. Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 10 and 12. 2. Being a child especially between the ages of 10 and 12; preadolescent. n. A preteen boy or girl. girl, which she changes effortlessly to become Emily's mother, as well as the strange lighthouse keeper Mr. Beeston. Williams' slight English accent is the only thing in the tale that places its setting in the British Isles British Isles: see Great Britain; Ireland. . Kessler's story and Williams' voice portray Emily as a likable girl who is precocious pre·co·cious adj. Showing unusually early development or maturity. pre·coc  ity , pre·co , demanding, and curious about her origins, the background of her long-absent father, and her charming water self. Carol Kellerman, Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, ArgentinaSanta Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. , NM |
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