MEI’S MERMAID MISSION, by Crystal Z. Lee, on tour April 2024

About Mei’s Mermaid Mission

• Publisher: Balestier Press (February 20, 2024)
• Hardcover: 42 pages

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).

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?

Mei’s Mermaid Mission is an elaborately illustrated picture book that makes an ideal gift:

*Real locations from the Asia-Pacific region make for an inspiring geography, history and cultural lesson

*Storyline sparks dialogue around empathy, kindness, courage, perseverance, and friendship

*Exquisite illustrations of Asia-Pacific’s ocean animals and endangered species fosters learning around ecological conservation and marine protection

*Backmatter includes a glossary of over twenty sea animals and over twenty locations in the Asia-Pacific region

About the author

Crystal Z. Lee 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 A Unicorn Named Rin and Kai the Dancing Butterfly. Her poetry was recently included in the UK anthology, Tabula Rasa. She is also the author of a novel, Love and Other Moods.