- Three original mermaid tales for children who are just beginning to learn how to read. — Meet a scheming mermaid lurking to sabotage the Great Seahorse Race, a mermaid on a journey to the spooky Pirates' Graveyard and a mermaid who just loves to dance! — Delicately illustrated by Desideria Guicciardini. — Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.