{"product_id":"9781913696405","title":"My Friend the Octopus by Lindsay Galvin","description":"       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;  256 pages; Published: 02\/06\/2022\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781913696405\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chicken House Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56457292251518,"sku":"9781913696405","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/1298\/0350\/files\/9781913696405.jpg?v=1761336749","url":"https:\/\/it-book.co.uk\/products\/9781913696405","provider":"IT-Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}