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In Deep with the Octopus
Contributor(s): Dixon, Norma (Author)
ISBN: 1554554829     ISBN-13: 9781554554829
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
OUR PRICE:   $13.46  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2020
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Marine Life
Dewey: 594.56
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.5" W x 9.6" (0.20 lbs) 40 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

"In Deep with the Octopus is filled with interesting information and is worth considering if you need a book about these intelligent and threatened sea creatures." Recommended.
-- CM Magazine

Octopuses are eight-armed, boneless, solitary sea creatures. Some can weigh over 200 pounds while others can be as small as a golf ball. They have taste receptors all over their bodies, and scent receptors on every arm. One kind of octopus can even spit out toxic saliva at its enemies These complex creatures can solve problems, store memories, recognize shapes and even mimic other creatures.

In this book, young readers can:

  • Learn how octopuses shoot ink.
  • Explore habitats.
  • Find out how octopuses have changed over the centuries.
  • Discover the neat tricks they perform.
  • Learn what octopuses eat, and what eats them.
  • Take a quiz.