Books with title Octopus

Take a dive and discover the unique, mysterious, and truly amazing Octopus. Filled with facts, rhymes, and beautiful illustrations, this book will quickly become a favorite among toddlers, preschoolers, and grade-schoolers. Animals are captivating and unique in their own way. Information about them will inspire those little imaginations, cultivate a love of animals and their environments, promote early learning, teach valuable lessons, and create a fascination for adventure and discovery. For more learning fun, please visit the author’s website to access free learning materials and activities associated with this book.

In Octopuses, readers will discover the special abilities that these amazing animals have adapted to help them survive in their wild environment, what humans have trained them to do using their special skills and intelligence, and where their abilities are vastly superior to our own. Did you know that an octopus can squeeze through a hole almost as small as its own eyeball, or that they are amazing camouflage and escape artists? The book also looks at how we have used technology to recreate octopuses' abilities.

Mies van Hout has long wished to do an underwater story and the result is this beautiful picture book that truly conveys the deep sea experience. A small octopus lives in a snug apartment until one day an intruder barricades the entrance. Octopus asks for advice on how to escape but the more suggestions he gets, the less he is able to figure out what to do. Eventually, Octopus learns to trust his own instincts and learns that things are not always what they seem. Mies van Hout's expert eye and execution are stunningly revealed in a red lobster, pink jellyfish and a wide variety of fish contrasted against an aqua sea.

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!