The one and only Black Throumba
The mystery novel where an olive goes missing & logic goes wild
- By Lela Stroutsi · Illustrated by Lela Stroutsi
- 152 pages · 14 × 20.6 cm · Hardcover
- Colour illustration · Ages 10+
- Published 2015
- Award-winning title in Greek
- By Lela Stroutsi · Illustrated by Lela Stroutsi
- 152 pages · 14 × 20.6 cm · Hardcover
- Colour illustration · Ages 10+
- Published 2015
- Award-winning title in Greek
Who stole the one and only Black Throumba?
One-eyed mathematician Octavio Puzzle is called to solve the mystery of the disappearing Black Throumba olive — one and only, irreplaceable, and very much gone. Armed with logic and a mind for numbers, he sets out to crack the case. But can reason really explain everything?
A delightfully quirky whodunit full of eccentric characters, philosophical riddles, and the kind of humour that makes you think. A book that proves mathematics can be the greatest adventure of all.
Shortlisted for the Greek State Children's Book Awards · Shortlisted for the Reader's Literary Awards 2016 · Shortlisted at the Greek Children's Book Circle competitions (illustration category)
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