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來自英國人氣兒童作家 Dermot O'Leary 筆下的《Toto the Ninja Cat》系列，以幽默與冒險交織的節奏，描繪一隻視力幾近全盲、但反應靈敏如忍者的貓咪Toto，和牠的兄弟Silver，在倫敦夜間展開的祕密行動。本集故事從一則震驚全城的消息開始——倫敦動物園裡一條眼鏡王蛇逃脫了。Toto與Silver聯手一位高貴的貓和兩隻飢餓的老虎，展開追查，城市中每一處陰影都可能藏著線索。書中插圖溫暖生動，文字節奏活潑，故事融合冒險、機智與友情，十分適合親子共讀或中年級孩子自行閱讀。From bestselling children's author and TV broadcaster, Dermot O'Leary, comes an action-packed new adventure from Toto the ninja cat - a snake has escaped London Zoo and it's up to her to find it! Purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pets and Atticus Claw Breaks the Law. Toto the cat and her brother Silver live footloose and fancy-free in a townhouse in London. Toto is almost totally blind, and learned to trust her senses from a ninja cat-master who taught her back in Italy where they were born.By day, Toto and Silver seem to be ordinary cats, but by night, they love to have adventures! One evening, news reaches Toto that a king cobra has escaped from London Zoo! Together with help from a very posh cat and two hungry tigers,

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