Ten-year-old Isla has moved from Edinburgh to the Orkney Islands
with her parents, to start a new life after the death of Isla's
beloved young brother.
Isla's mother's family is from Orkney and
her father's is from Africa, and she finds island life is very
different to her former city home. Her discovery of the old
Orcadian legend about the selkies, half human, half seal people,
becomes the key to adjustment and acceptance. Many strands are
woven into this deceptively simple story - loss and discovery,
legend and reality, the pleasures and problems of settling into a
new place, the need to make new friends, the coming to terms with
sadness. Jane Ray's illustrations capture the beauty of the island
landscape and integrate it perfectly with the atmosphere and rich
texture of the storytelling.
Endorsed by Amnesty International for
illuminating the human rights values of family, friends, home,
safety and refuge.
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