Leo and the octopus by Isabelle Marinov (9781787416550)

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Leo and the octopus

Leo and the octopus

A young autistic boy called Leo finds it hard to understand the world, until he connects with an octopus called Maya and begins to learn about friendship.

Format  Paperback

ISBN  9781787416550

Publication Date  11 Jan 2021

Subject  Younger picture books

Suitable for  Primary (Reception,Year 1,Year 2)

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Summary

The world was too bright for Leo.

And too loud.

"I must be living on the wrong planet," Leo thought.

Leo struggles to make sense of the world. He doesn't understand the other children in his class, and they don't seem to understand him. But then one day, Leo meets Maya.

Maya is an octopus, and the more Leo learns about her, the more he thinks that perhaps he isn't alone in this world, after all.

Category
JPIC
Subject
Younger picture books
Key stage
Key Stage 1
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Illustrator
Illustrations
Full colour illus throughout
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. date
11 Jan 2021
Edition
Original
ISBN
9781787416550
BIC code
Binding
Stitched
Pages
32
Width
228mm
Height
265mm
Weight
172g
Index
No
Contents page
No
Glossary
No
CE Mark
No
Product dimensions
A1A2A3A4A5A6265mm (h) x 228mm (w)

Author biography

When Isabelle Marinov was nine years old, her parents gave her a red typewriter for her birthday. She started crafting stories in German and Luxembourgish, her native language, straight away, but it wasn't until her first son was born that she returned to writing full time. Isabelle writes across several genres, writing picture books, middle grade and screenplays. She speaks four languages fluently, but English is her favourite for prose. She is a member of the SCBWI and a 2017/18 Children's Literature Fellow at Stony Brook University in Southampton, NY.

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