{"product_id":"9781913696405-my-friend-the-octopus","title":"My Friend the Octopus","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brightonaquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever as agripping mystery begins to unfold .\u003cbr\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. 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40069622104161,"sku":"9781913696405","price":6.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33612990_46d46cfa-c148-4287-9255-7f1ebf12bc6f.jpg?v=1744274962","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913696405-my-friend-the-octopus","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}