Mermaid Academy: Maya and Rainbow

Mermaid Academy: Maya and Rainbow is an action-packed underwater adventure for young readers. Beautifully illustrated throughout and with a glittery cover! From the authors and illustrator of the bestselling Unicorn Academy series.

Hidden deep beneath the waves is Mermaid Academy, a magical school where mermaids are paired with their very own dolphin and must discover their unique mermaid magic, with plenty of adventure along the way! Maya loves studying at Mermaid Academy but as the story opens, lesson-loving, organised Maya wonders whether she and her fun loving dolphin, Rainbow, will ever bond; could it be that they're just too different to become real partners? She just wishes her playful dolphin, Rainbow, would take school seriously too.

Then comes an announcement from Dr Oceania: to help them become good ocean guardians, all the first year students and their dolphins are to go on a three day team-building camping trip to the Northern Fjords to study the flora and fauna. Before leaving, Maya realises that she's not as good at making bubble tunnels as she is at everything else she's tried. Not being perfect is something that bothers her a lot. However, she doesn't ask her friends for help for fear of losing her star pupil image. But she'll come to regret this decision during the camping expedition.  Will she change her mind and have the courage to seek assistance? Possibly, after some timely conversation with Rainbow … 

Containing an important life lesson, this latest Mermaid Academy adventure has all the magical ingredients the series followers enjoy, including Lucy Truman's black and white illustrations. This is a wonderful young readers chapter book aimed to be enjoyed as a reading for pleasure text that will leave you wanting to read the next adventure in the series.

112 pages / Reviewed by Amanda Shipton, teacher

Suggested Reading Age 7+