{"product_id":"my-friend-the-octopus","title":"My Friend the Octopus","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Lindsay Galvin \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"col2\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"col2\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format_title\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format_title\"\u003e256 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscovering 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...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejust 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunt's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42980064133360,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/products\/9781913696405.jpg?v=1654878106","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/my-friend-the-octopus","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}