My Friend the Octopus
Lindsay Galvin
Subjects
- Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
- History Time - blasts from the past
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
- History Time - blasts from the past
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
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 TELEGRAPHReviews
It is fiction and I found the plot about Vinnie’s mother confusing but entertaining. Temitayo being the mystery journalist is another nice twist.
Ambassador Ice-T Mouse 08.01.2024
A gripping historical tale of aquariums and the ocean, also showing some knowledge of industry
Marshal Beany Sparrow 03.09.2023
It was amazing with lots of twists and turns. I Loved it. I definitely recommend this for older kids. It was so good and I can't wait to read her next book.
Captain Banana Volcano 20.08.2023
A book about Vinnie who goes to Brighton from London to stay with her Auntie. She befriends an octopus at Brighton Aquarium who can do some strange things.
Mademoiselle Sapphire Dalmatian 19.08.2023
All the facts surprised me!How can they do this to children?
Officer Mildred Buffalo 05.08.2023
I love this book! Its sad and inspirational.There is like a twist in every chapter but since this is set in the 80's I don't understand alot of the words.Overall it's an amazing book.
Anonymous 07.07.2023
Good - I recommend reading
Anonymous 10.09.2022
This was a really, really good book that kept me reading. I liked the poet and idea of the story. My favourite character is Charlie because of what he does and his sense of adventure.
Doctor Amazonia Pawprint 18.08.2022
This book is about an octopus's arrival in an aquarium and a girl whose mother has disappeared.
Lady Venus Astronomical 03.08.2022
