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My Friend the Octopus - Lindsay Galvin

My Friend the Octopus

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Buch | Softcover
384 Seiten
2022
Chicken House Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-913696-40-5 (ISBN)
CHF 15,90 inkl. MwSt
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 as a
gripping mystery begins to unfold .
 


From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons
comes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of The
Murderer's Ape!
England, 1893, 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
Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Somerset
Sprache englisch
Maße 143 x 206 mm
Gewicht 280 g
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
Kinder- / Jugendbuch Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
ISBN-10 1-913696-40-5 / 1913696405
ISBN-13 978-1-913696-40-5 / 9781913696405
Zustand Neuware
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