Song of a Thousand Seas by Zana Fraillon

Song of a Thousand Seas by Zana FraillonA lyrical verse novel of homecoming and friendship by Zana Fraillon, the multi award winning author of The Bone Sparrow and The Way of Dog. All day long we can hear that Sea howl prowling wild inside our brains and every part of us is straining to feel it taste it twirl it whirl it swirl it inside our body again. Houdini the octopus lives in an aquarium, but she misses her home in the wild Sea. She doesn't like the visitors who bang on her tank. Or

A lyrical verse novel of homecoming and friendship by Zana Fraillon, the multi-award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow and The Way of Dog.

All day long we can hear

that Sea howl prowling wild

inside our brains and every part of us is straining

to feel it taste it twirl it whirl it swirl it

inside our body

again.

Houdini the octopus lives in an aquarium, but she misses her home in the wild Sea. She doesn't like the visitors who bang on her tank. Or the way she can't feel the sun on her skin or the wind rippling the water. It's a dull existence for a creature with nine brains.

Then one day she meets someone who is different to the other visitors. Juno's busy brain buzzes with so many questions and thoughts that Houdini's skin tingles with wonder.

But the singing of the Sea is growing stronger and harder to resist. Can Houdini make Juno understand what she needs before it's too late?