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Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Did you know that octopuses have been around since before dinosaurs existed? Or that each arm on an octopus has two rows of suckers used to taste and feel? With eight arms, big brains, and sometimes weighing hundreds of pounds, octopuses are one of the most recognizable animals in the ocean!"--
4) Octopuses
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Formats
Description
In Octopuses, early readers will learn about the behaviors of octopuses under the sea. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover how these creatures protect themselves from predators.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of an octopus, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about octopuses online using our safe search engine that provides...
6) Octopuses
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
This book describes the intelligence of octopuses who use water as a tool, squirt black ink, and disguise themselves.
7) Octopuses
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Armed with intelligence, eight arms, and a beak, octopuses amaze scientists and students alike. Octopuses often decorate their dens with shells. Some have been observed tapping their prey on the shoulder to surprise them before chowing down. Others may completely disappear with camouflage. Young readers will surely dive into this awe-inspiring title!
8) The mermaid
Author
Pub. Date
[2017].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"Set in the ocean off Japan, this retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears stars Kiniro, a mermaid, who finds a baby octopus's breakfast, chair, and bed just right"--
12) Octopus soup
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
An octopus struggles with misadventure when he leaves home but is relieved to know how and where to find a safe haven.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"A picture book about a mermaid named Mabel, who unlike the rest of her family does not have a moustache, and the seven-armed octopus who becomes her friend and helps her see that she is just right the way she is"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Publisher Annotation: When it comes to show-and-tell, Sam is in it to win it. But no matter how hard he tries, one of his classmates is always showing him up with a slightly better costume or a slightly cooler object to share. His teacher says it's not a competition, but just once Sam would like to be the best--which is why he's so excited when Take Your Octopus to School Day is announced. Sam is pretty sure he's the only kid with a real live pet...
16) Octopus stew
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged), 2 folded pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
17) Inky the Octopus
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Out of this tank, I must be free. I must explore the open sea! Follow Inky the octopus as he escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand to the ocean! Based on a true story, Inky the Octopus chronicles the adventure that the real-life Inky might have taken on his escape to freedom in the open ocean!
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