Author: Ruth HellerPublisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785771708
Category : Camouflage (Biology)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes, using rhyming text, how various sea animals change color to blend in with their surroundings
The Soul of an Octopus
Author: Sy MontgomeryPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501161148
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction * New York Times Bestseller * A Huffington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year * One of the Best Books of the Month on Goodreads * Library Journal Best Sci-Tech Book of the Year * An American Library Association Notable Book of the Year “Sy Montgomery’s The Soul of an Octopus does for the creature what Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk did for raptors.” —New Statesman, UK “One of the best science books of the year.” —Science Friday, NPR Another New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Good Pig, this “fascinating…touching…informative…entertaining” (The Daily Beast) book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular naturalist Sy Montgomery has practiced true immersion journalism. From New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico, she has befriended octopuses with strikingly different personalities—gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and joyful Karma. Each creature shows her cleverness in myriad ways: escaping enclosures like an orangutan; jetting water to bounce balls; and endlessly tricking companions with multiple “sleights of hand” to get food. Scientists have only recently accepted the intelligence of dogs, birds, and chimpanzees but now are watching octopuses solve problems and are trying to decipher the meaning of the animal’s color-changing techniques. With her “joyful passion for these intelligent and fascinating creatures” (Library Journal Editors’ Spring Pick), Montgomery chronicles the growing appreciation of this mollusk as she tells a unique love story. By turns funny, entertaining, touching, and profound, The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about the meeting of two very different minds.
Ocean Hide and Seek
Author: Jennifer Evans KramerPublisher: Arbordale Publishing
ISBN: 1607180561
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The ocean is an old, old place, and the exotic animals in the depths have learned to adapt to their surroundings to survive. Can you find the creatures hidden on every page? Includes "For creative minds" educational section.
The Octopus Scientists
Author: Sy MontgomeryPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544232704
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.
Author: Candace FlemingPlay Hide and Seek with Octopus
Author: Sam TaplinPublisher: Play Hide and Seek
ISBN: 9781474991995
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Join the Octopus for a game of hide and seek with his friends! Little ones will love lifting the large flaps to find all the adorable animals hiding behind. With bright, vibrant illustrations by Gareth Lucas and simple text, this is a charming book to enjoy time and time again.
Octopus Alone
Author: Divya SrinivasanPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698151097
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Octopus loves living on the busy reef under the sea. From her cozy cave, she can see clown fish, and sea turtles, and little butterflies swimming by. She especially loves watching the seahorses having fun, wiggling and twirling. Sometimes she will play with them, but occasionally Octopus just wants to be alone, somewhere quiet, and not so busy. So one day, she swims far, far beyond the reef and finds another cozy cave, only here she is perfectly, wonderfully alone. It is exactly what she wanted . . . until she’s ready to go back home to be with her friends. As she did in Little Owl's Night, Divya Srinivasan shows children a wonderful part of the natural world in a very warm-hearted way.
Octopus!
Author: Katherine Harmon CouragePublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1617230146
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
“A pleasant, chatty book on a fascinating subject.” — Kirkus Reviews Octopuses have been captivating humans for as long as we have been catching them. Yet for all of our ancient fascination and modern research, we still have not been able to get a firm grasp on these enigmatic creatures. Katherine Harmon Courage dives into the mystifying underwater world of the octopus and reports on her research around the world. She reveals, for instance, that the oldest known octopus lived before the first dinosaurs; that two thirds of an octopus’s brain capacity is spread throughout its arms, meaning each literally has a mind of its own; and that it can change colors within milliseconds to camouflage itself, yet appears to be colorblind.
Octopuses
Author: Leo StattsPublisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1624024998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Learn all about octopuses and their flexible tentacles! Easy-to-read text and vibrant, full-color photos captivate young readers and bring these fascinating animals to life. Plus, quick stats diagrams and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud
Author: Donna Rathmell GermanPublisher: Arbordale Publishing
ISBN: 0976494353
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Octavia Octopus and her other sea-animal friends play the "how to hide from a hungry creature" game, but Octavia just can't get her ink cloud to be the correct color.
