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 –...Read more
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
- ISBN13 9781913696733
- Publish Date 2 June 2022
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Chicken House Ltd
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 256
- Language English