{"product_id":"unicorn-rescuers-adventure-in-mermaid-land-isbn-9781536252361","title":"Unicorn Rescuers: Adventure in Mermaid Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first in a new full-color series set in the magical Unicornia universe, featuring a perilous journey to Mermaid Land!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePippa, Claudia, and Sara set out on the most incredible trip to Mermaid Land, searching for a lost unicorn. But the mischievous mermaids do not want the unicorn to be found! The friends must escape jellyfish, journey through a swamp of poisonous plants, and charm grumpy bats on this very special mission. Can they return the unicorn to Unicornia safe and sound . . . and prove that they can be unicorn rescuers?This chapter book is extremely colorful and cute with not only illustrations on most pages, but bright rainbow stars and clouds in the background of all pages. Vicedo’s digital illustrations, done in a pastel rainbow palette, help drive the action and emphasize plot points.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cb\u003eAna Punset\u003c\/b\u003e is a best-selling author of books for children, including the other books in the Unicornia series\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Barcelona and has always dreamed of flying with unicorns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiana Vicedo\u003c\/b\u003e has been a freelance illustrator for more than ten years. Her illustrations have appeared in children’s books and on designs for children's fashion, games, motion graphics, and apps. She is the illustrator of the other books in the Unicornia series\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Valencia, Spain.\u003cb\u003eChapter One: A New Magical Adventure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was a normal day in Unicornia. Well, as “normal” as it ever gets in a city where you can soar through the skies on unicorns, eat flying cupcakes, and go to school at the Unicornia Academy of Magic.\u003cbr\u003eLet’s try again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt was a magically normal day!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis meant Pippa, Sara, and Claudia had homework. Did you know that even \u003ci\u003emagical \u003c\/i\u003ehomework can be a bit boring sometimes? It’s true! Unless, of course, you do it with your best friends. That makes EVERYTHING more fun.\u003cbr\u003eThat day they’d arranged to do their homework at Pippa’s house because they had the place to themselves. Pippa’s grandma was working late at the unicorn shelter, and her parents were away from Unicornia on a secret mission. \u003cbr\u003eYou might imagine this means that Pippa’s parents were top secret spies or something, but in fact they were . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnicorn Rescuers!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, really! They worked for the Unicorn Rescue Unit, where their job was to search for lost unicorns around the world and bring them back to Unicornia. Their rescue missions were incredible! Could there be a cooler job?\u003cbr\u003ePippa’s dream was to become a Unicorn Rescuer herself. But in order to do that, she’d need to get into the Academy of Unicorn Rescuers when she was older, which meant studying \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003ehard to show that she knew absolutely all there was to know about unicorns. \u003cbr\u003eAnd it was never too early to start, so Claudia and Sara were helping her review with a quick-fire unicorn quiz!\u003cbr\u003eBefore they could check the answers in \u003ci\u003eThe Unicorn Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e, a flock of multicolored butterflies fluttered in through the window. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagical Messenger Butterflies!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was their job to deliver the mail in Unicornia. And sure enough, they were carrying a letter!\u003cbr\u003eBut who was it for?\u003cbr\u003e“Thank you!” Pippa said as they dropped the envelope into her hand.\u003cbr\u003eAs soon as she caught it, Pippa realized it was no ordinary letter. For one thing, the envelope was sealed with the official stamp of the Unicorn Rescue Unit of Unicornia, and for another, it had the word URGENT written on it in big, bold capital letters. \u003cbr\u003e“The letter must be for your parents. When do they get back?” Claudia asked. \u003cbr\u003e“I don’t know.” Pippa shrugged. “Their mission’s taking longer than expected and there’s no way of contacting them.”\u003cbr\u003e“Then we’d better open it, don’t you think?” Sara asked.\u003cbr\u003e“I’m not sure . . .” Pippa murmured.\u003cbr\u003e“It looks urgent!” said Claudia.\u003cbr\u003eIt \u003ci\u003edid \u003c\/i\u003elook urgent. Pippa opened the envelope and took out the letter.\u003cbr\u003eThe three friends read it in silence—a lot more focused than they had been when they were studying!\u003cbr\u003eThe friends all looked at one another.\u003cbr\u003e“There’s a unicorn in danger, and my parents aren’t here to help!” Pippa exclaimed.\u003cbr\u003e“But someone has to rescue him!” said Claudia.\u003cbr\u003e“It isn’t as simple as that—it’s a Level 12 mission,” Pippa replied.\u003cbr\u003e“And what does that mean?”\u003cbr\u003e“Basically, that it’s really dangerous and difficult.”\u003cbr\u003eThe girls looked at one another again. It was risky, maybe too risky, but there was nobody else around to rescue the unicorn. No one except them.\u003cbr\u003e“Maybe we should accept the mission?” Sara suggested.\u003cbr\u003e“Oh, my parents will be madder than a hippo in a tub of glitter glue,” said Pippa. “It’s not like we’ve even trained at the Academy of Unicorn Rescuers. But I think we have to do it. Don’t you?”\u003cbr\u003e“Lost unicorn, here we come!” exclaimed Sara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3, 2, 1 . . .Mission accepted!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll they needed to do was get to Mermaid Land and rescue the unicorn. The only question was . . . how?","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233813541093,"sku":"NP9781536252361","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536252361.jpg?v=1767743261","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/unicorn-rescuers-adventure-in-mermaid-land-isbn-9781536252361","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}