Apparently mermaids are just like fairies, except they live in the sea.  Jasmine and her four friends hear the story of a lovestruck mermaid named Aroona who fell in love with a human.  Aroona made the decision to leave her mermaid life behind and become human in order to be with her true love.  On her way to meet him, she stopped to get her treasure chest full of jewels, and was caught in a terrible storm.  She was never seen again and her true love left with a broken heart.  The legend goes that there is a scale trail which leads to where Aroona left the chest.  The mermaid friends think it would be fun to try to find the treasure, and so off they go exploring.  They find a shiny scale trail which leads to a mermaid holding a chest.  However, it’s just Jasmine playing a trick on them.  They didn’t think it was funny and left.  However, Jasmine discovers some old scales and follows them and finds the real treasure chest.  Before she can get back home, a storm comes up and traps her.  Meanwhile her friends feel bad that they left her alone with a storm brewing, so they go to find her.  They do and everyone is safe and the jewels end up in the Underwater Garden.  Oriented towards young girls, they will enjoy reading about the mermaids.  Simple story, simple dialogue, simple pictures, but enjoyable.