My Friend the Octopus
Author(s): Lindsay Galvin
From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragonscomes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of The Murderer's Ape! England, 1877, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris. The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering a talent for art, Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinary beast. She soon realises she can communicate with the octopus through colour and - as a gripping mystery begins to unfold - discovers what true courage really means ... The second middle-grade historical adventure by critically acclaimed Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin's Dragons A gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connection between a young girl and an octopus at its heart Strong STEM and natural history themes with an underwater twist Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaring historical mystery and non-fiction elements PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: 'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story I love.'EMMA CARROLL 'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you hope it will be ...'LUCY STRANGE '[A] beautifully fictionalised story'THE TELEGRAPH
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Chicken House Ltd
- : Chicken House Ltd
- : 0.28
- : 01 December 2022
- : {"length"=>["19.8"], "width"=>["12.9"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
- : books
Special Fields
- : Lindsay Galvin
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 823.92