Mei's Mermaid Mission

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The mission of the Mermaids International Rescue Alliance (MIRA) is to guard the ocean and protect the sea creatures. There are many mermaid members in MIRA from all over Asia such as Princess Hwangok (Korea) Roro (Indonesia) Jiao (China) Ningyo (Japan) Songkhla (Thailand) Duyung (Malaysia) Sovann Macha (Cambodia) Sirena (the Philippines) and Mei (Taiwan). </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Princess Hwangok has tasked Mei to embark on a mission to gather all the MIRA mermaids. They will need to unite in order to stop the pirate from polluting. Will MIRA be able to stop the pirate and save the day?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mei's Mermaid Mission is an elaborately illustrated picture book that makes an ideal gift:</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>*Real locations from the Asia-Pacific region make for an inspiring geography history and cultural lesson</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>*Storyline sparks dialogue around empathy kindness courage perseverance and friendship</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>*Exquisite illustrations of Asia-Pacific's ocean animals and endangered species fosters learning around ecological conservation and marine protection<span>?</span></span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>*Backmatter includes a glossary of over twenty sea animals and over twenty locations in the Asia-Pacific region</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the Author:</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Crystal Z. Lee</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> grew up in a bilingual household in Taiwan and in California. She is an avid traveler and has visited over thirteen countries in Asia. Her favorite travel memories include hiking the forests of Borneo boating in Phuket cruising down the Yangtze River chasing butterflies in Taiwan attending literary festivals in Hong Kong and visiting family in Singapore. Crystal is the author of children's books </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A Unicorn Named Rin</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Kai the Dancing Butterfly</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. Her poetry was recently included in the UK anthology </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tabula Rasa</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. She is also the author of a novel </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Love and Other Moods.</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the Illustrator:</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Allie Su</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(49 49 49 1)>was born and raised in a village in Yunlin county Taiwan. She attended Nanhua University in Chiayi city majoring in Visual Arts. Allie once lived in Korea for some time volunteering in the area of animal protection. She loves kimchi Korean saunas Incheon's snowy winters and taking boat rides to Yeouido. She believes in bringing joy to people through art. Allie has worked as a children's art teacher and a professional illustrator. She also illustrated a picture book about Taiwan </span><em style=color: rgba(49 49 49 1)>Kai the Dancing Butterfly.</em></p><p><br></p>