When Nico rescues an octopus caught in a fisherman's net, his parents think it's a strange choice of pet. Nico keeps it in a tank, feeds it crabs and small fish and soon discovers that his octopus is extremely clever - amazing, amusing and always surprising. It can pull a cork from a bottle and drill a hole in a shell with its beak. But the worst thing in the world happens: Nico's octopus gets ill, and when his friend the old fisherman tells him why, it's sad news, but wonderful too...
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When Nico rescues an octopus caught in a fisherman's net, his parents think it is a strange choice of pet. Nico keeps it in a tank, feeds it crabs and small fish and soon discovers that his octopus is extremely clever. But then the worst thing in the world happens: Nico's octopus gets ill.
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Caroline Pitcher's "Kevin the Blue" ("Stories for Seven Year Olds") won The Independent Story of the Year Award in 1993. Nilesh Mistry's "Turtle Bay", written by Saviour Pirotta, was chosen for the Federation of Children's Books Group Pick of the Year in 1998.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780711220614
Publisert
2003-03-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Høyde
217 mm
Bredde
221 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
32

Forfatter
Illustratør

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Caroline Pitcher's Kevin the Blue (Stories for Seven Year Olds, Puffin) won The Independent Story of the Year Award in 1993. Caroline's first book for Frances Lincoln was The Snow Whale, chosen as one of Child Education's Best Books of 1996 and shortlisted for the 1997 Children's Book Award. It was followed by The Time of the Lion and Mariana and the Merchild. Whereabouts: Derby; Nilesh Mistry was born in Bombay, and studied illustration at Harrow and St Martin's Schools of Art. He has illustrated more than 10 books for children. His first book for Frances Lincoln, Turtle Bay, written by Saviour Pirotta, was chosen for the Federation of Children's Book Group Pick of the Year in 1998. Whereabouts: Wealdstone, Middlesex