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After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but...
4) Octopuses
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Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A look at octopuses, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their suckered arms, behaviors, relationships with humans, and mysterious status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
5) Octopuses
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Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Presents various facts about the octopus, such as the different types, what they eat, and how they reproduce.
10) Octopuses
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Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to octopuses. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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English
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A behavioral ecologist's riveting account of his decades-long obsession with octopuses: his discoveries, adventures, and new scientific understanding of their behaviors. Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none is as captivating as the octopus. In Many Things Under a Rock, marine biologist David Scheel investigates four major mysteries about these elusive beings. How can we study an animal with perfect camouflage and secretive habitats? How does...
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Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Whether searching for its next meal or avoiding becoming a meal, an octopus is an underwater master through color camouflage, or by spewing a cloud of obscuring ink, or by sacrificing a limb, or squeezing its boneless body into or through unlikely spaces. Includes resources and activities for teachers and parents"--
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that octopuses are among the most intelligent creatures on earth? Nature's children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment."--Https://www.bookdepository.com
17) Octopuses
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Series
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Pebble
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Octopuses have eight tentacles lined with suction cups. Their skin can change color, and they shoot black ink at their enemies. Find out more facts about these amazing sea creatures"--
18) The octopuppy
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Edgar wanted a pet dog, but what he got instead was a rather brilliant octopus named Jarvis.
19) Poor little guy
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English
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An octopus gets a big surprise when he chooses to pick on a tiny fish in the ocean.
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