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"In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect," about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death,...
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"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago"--Publisher.
4) Octopuses
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the different types of octopuses and how they search for food and defend themselves against predators.
5) Octopuses
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes octopuses including their different types, their habitat, food, how they move, their babies, and the dangers facing them.
7) The mermaid
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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. -- Provided by publisher.
10) Octopus soup
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Language
English
Description
An octopus struggles with misadventure when he leaves home but is relieved to know how and where to find a safe haven.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Language
English
Description
"What happens when a professor invites an octopus to live in his home? NATURE follows Dr. David Scheel as he links behavioral discoveries to amazing octopus stories around the world from the Day octopus that can change color and texture, to the Coconut octopus who carries around its own coconut shell to hide. But most fascinating is Scheels and his daughters evolving relationship with Heidi."--Amazon.com.
12) The octopuppy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Edgar wanted a pet dog, but what he got instead was a rather brilliant octopus named Jarvis.
13) Octopus alone
Author
Publisher
Viking
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Octopus leaves her cave in a lively reef because she is shy and the seahorses there find her fascinating, but when she finds a quieter, more peaceful spot she misses her home and friends.
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Language
English
Description
"A small yellow octopus hatches from his egg and begins searching for something he is certain he is missing on an undersea adventure that leads to new friendships along the coast, an exploration of a sunken shipwreck and the discovery of a loving family"--
16) Cowboy & Octopus
Author
Publisher
Viking
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Octopus helps Cowboy fix a broken seesaw, the two very different creatures become firm friends.
17) Which way back?
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Publisher
Figure 1 Publishing
Language
English
Description
After following a butterfly into the woods, Luna the owl, Chip the beaver, and Inkie the octopus get lost in an unfamiliar part of the forest, but when they each contribute their own unique talents they are able to find their way.
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