The six mermaids speed their way to the glowing underwater volcanoes where they plan to wrest the stolen Snow Diamonds from Mantora's clutches. Poppy, knowing she has one last chance to prove herself as a worthy Sister of the Sea, organises a courageous stand against Mantora and lifts her friends' spirits as they succeed in winning the precious Snow Diamonds back. However their adventures are not over until they have returned the Snow Diamonds to a casket in Ice Kingdom. They must combine the special magic from their Stardust Lockets to release Princess Arctica from an evil spell and restore Ice Kingdom to its former glory.
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THE SIX MERMAIDS SPEED THEIR WAY TO THE GLOWING UNDERWATER VOLCANOES WHERE THEY PLAN TO WREST THE STOLEN SNOW DIAMONDS FROM MANTORA S CLUTCHES. POPPY, KNOWING SHE HAS ONE LAST CHANCE TO PROVE HERSELF AS A WORTHY SISTER OF THE SEA, ORGANISES A COURAGEOUS STAND AGAINST MANTORA AND LIFTS HER FRIENDS SPIRITS AS THEY SUCCEED IN WINNING THE PRECIOUS SNOW DIAMONDS BACK. HOWEVER THEIR ADVENTURES ARE NOT OVER UNTIL THEY HAVE RETURNED THE SNOW DIAMONDS TO A CASKET IN ICE KINGDOM. THEY MUST COMBINE THE SPECIAL MAGIC FROM THEIR STARDUST LOCKETS TO RELEASE PRINCESS ARCTICA FROM AN EVIL SPELL AND RESTORE ICE KINGDOM TO ITS FORMER GLORY.
About the Author:
Gillian Shields is the author of several picture books for children including Ben and Gran and the Whole, Wide, Wonderful World illustrated by Katherine McEwen and published by Macmillan in 2004 and The Starlight Baby illustrated by Elizabeth Harbour and published by Simon and Schuster in 2005. This is her first appearance on the Bloomsbury list. Helen Turner was born in 1980 and grew up in the North East of England. After receiving her BA Honours in Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent University in 2003, Helen found her big break illustrating the problem pages for Mizz magazine and star signs for Bliss magazine. In 2005 she started illustrating for children's educational books. Working for Oxford University Press and QED Publishing, Helen has illustrated a wide variety of interesting characters - from alien teachers and tyrannosaurus rex to children with magic socks and talking dolls! A series of books she has illustrated called Everybody Feels... by Jane Bingham, will be published by QED in September 2006.
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