The Haenyo : women divers of Jeju Island

Titre
The Haenyo : women divers of Jeju Island

Amanda. Hong

Sommaire
Real-life mermaids swim in the waters around South Korea's Jeju Island. They may not have fish tails, but these women are equally at east on land and at sea. For generations, these brave, hardworking mermaids have been diving into dangerous waters to fed their families and earn a living. Find out why the women of Jeju have become famous for their diving skills - and why their way of life is now in danger of disappearing forever.

Women divers of Jeju Island.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2014

Description matérielle
24 pages : colour illustrations.

Note générale
This item may be found in the Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Purple System Grade 5 Level W box 7.

Terme de vedette-matière
Reading materials.
 
Commercial fishing.
 
Oysters.
 
Spear fishing.

Terme géographique
Jeju Island (Korea)

Résumé
Real-life mermaids swim in the waters around South Korea's Jeju Island. They may not have fish tails, but these women are equally at east on land and at sea. For generations, these brave, hardworking mermaids have been diving into dangerous waters to fed their families and earn a living. Find out why the women of Jeju have become famous for their diving skills - and why their way of life is now in danger of disappearing forever.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780325039275

Informations de publication
Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 2014.


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