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author of middle grade books for children

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Books, Babies and Bows reviews children’s book Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret

11 May, 2013 by ES Ivy

What does an octopus have to do with mermaids? Read Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret and find out!

When I came up with the idea to write a book about a girl who didn’t know she was a mermaid, my intention was to write a book that was pure fantasy.

But I discovered something about myself.

If I’m creating the magical world, it won’t ring true to me unless it follows the principals of science. I guess that by the time you get a PhD in biology, science is too deeply ingrained in your DNA to deny it.

While I had lots of fun researching and imagining all the fantasy science in Miri’s world, there was always that nagging fear in the back of my mind. Is all this fantasy science going to be believable to other scientists?

Yes, even someone with a PhD has a fear of looking stupid. 🙂

So I am thrilled about the review just posted at Books, Babies, and Bows! Jenny is a scientist and she gets it! She really gets it! (And she doesn’t think I’m stupid or anything.)

From her five star review posted on her blog, Amazon, and Goodreads:

What I absolutely love about this book is how the author uses scientific facts to create a rule system for this “magical” world. You learn about how a mermaid changes from legs to fins in a way that makes it believable and magical all in the same breath. 

Read the rest of Jenny’s review of Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret at Books, Babies, and Bows. And while you’re there, check out her lovely series on 30 books of Kindness.

Don’t forget, you can now buy an ebook copy Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret at all of these major retailers.

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