Download or read book An Octopus Followed Me Home written by Dan Yaccarino and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an octopus follows a little girl home, she has a hard time convincing her father to let her keep it. After all, the house is a little short on space, especially with crocodiles already sleeping under the bed, and elephants hanging out in the garage. Full-color illustrations.
Download or read book The Soul of an Octopus written by Sy Montgomery and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Benefits of Being an Octopus written by Ann Braden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edutopia's "25 Essential Middle School Reads from the Last Decade," NPR Best Book of 2018, Bank Street List for Best Children's Books of 2019, Named to the Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher List, Maine's Student Book Award List, Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award List, Rhode Island Middle School Book Award 2020 List, 2020 Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award Nominee, 2021 South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee, 2020-2021 Truman Award (Missouri) Nominee, Middle School Virginia Readers’ Choice Titles for 2020–2021, Charlie May Simon Award 2020–2021 List, South Carolina Book Awards Nominee, 2020–2021, and 2023 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award nominee. Some people can do their homework. Some people get to have crushes on boys. Some people have other things they've got to do. Seventh-grader Zoey has her hands full as she takes care of her much younger siblings after school every day while her mom works her shift at the pizza parlor. Not that her mom seems to appreciate it. At least there's Lenny, her mom's boyfriend—they all get to live in his nice, clean trailer. At school, Zoey tries to stay under the radar. Her only friend Fuchsia has her own issues, and since they're in an entirely different world than the rich kids, it's best if no one notices them. Zoey thinks how much easier everything would be if she were an octopus: eight arms to do eight things at once. Incredible camouflage ability and steady, unblinking vision. Powerful protective defenses. Unfortunately, she's not totally invisible, and one of her teachers forces her to join the debate club. Even though Zoey resists participating, debate ultimately leads her to see things in a new way: her mom’s relationship with Lenny, Fuchsia's situation, and her own place in this town of people who think they're better than her. Can Zoey find the courage to speak up, even if it means risking the most stable home she's ever had? This moving debut novel explores the cultural divides around class and the gun debate through the eyes of one girl, living on the edges of society, trying to find her way forward.
Download or read book Roof Octopus written by Lucy Branam and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: When Nora hears a soft "tap, tap, tap" at her bedroom window she never expects it to be the tentacle of a very large octopus, but that's exactly what it is--an octopus on her apartment building. The octopus turns out to be a very neighborly sort of octopus, helping the residents to wash their cars or weed the window boxes, and Nora makes fast friends with him. But one morning, the octopus is nowhere in sight. Has he moved on already? And just when Nora wanted to bring him for Show and Tell!
Download or read book My Very Own Octopus written by Bernard Most and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bursting with fun and imaginative details, this is a story of a little boy who fantasizes about the amusing and practical possibilities of owning a pet octopus.
Download or read book Love Agnes written by Irene Latham and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In California, Agnes, a giant Pacific octopus, pens a series of postcards to strangers from both above and below the pier.
Download or read book Squid and Octopus written by Tao Nyeu and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four separate stories celebrate the many-legged friendship between Squid and Octopus as they disagree over how to stay warm, encourage each other, and fret over the contents of a fortune cookie. Full color.
Download or read book The Octopus Scientists written by Sy Montgomery and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Inky the Octopus written by Erin Guendelsberger and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for Earth Day, journey along with Inky the octopus as he makes a daring escape from his aquarium to the open sea—based on a real-life aquatic adventure! Published in partnership with the National Aquarium of New Zealand. Follow Inky the octopus as he escapes from his tank at the National Aquarium of New Zealand to the open ocean! Based on a true story, this ocean picture book for children ages 4-7 chronicles the adventure that the real-life Inky might have taken on his escape to freedom. The best octopus book for kids looking to learn more about aquatic animals, marine biology, and aquariums, this delightful tale about a daring octopus's big dreams makes a wonderful gift for children for back-to-school, holidays, and summer reading! Bonus educational pages in the back include the real-life stories of Inky and other daring octopuses, as well as fascinating facts about these masters of disguise! Perfect for at-home learning or the classroom! A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year (Ages 5-9) A Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Winner
Download or read book How to Hide an Octopus and Other Sea Creatures written by Ruth Heller and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1992-04-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes, using rhyming text, how various sea animals change color to blend in with their surroundings
Download or read book Wiggle written by Harriet Ziefert and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorful illustrations and rhyming text on board pages encourage young readers to waddle, wiggle, and sway like the creatures of the ocean.
Download or read book I Am Not an Octopus written by Pat Goffe and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs. Jones is a loving and caring mother and wife. Her family knows it too. They know that they can always rely on her. Unfortunately, she starts feeling unappreciated because her family takes her for granted. In order to teach them a lesson, she decides to do a disappearing act, hoping they would get the message loud and clear: She was not an octopus! She had two hands and that was it.
Download or read book Even an Octopus Needs a Home written by Irene Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature lovers will be fascinated by how animals solve the problem of locating safe places in which to live and raise families.
Download or read book Charlie and the Octopus written by Rebecca Roan and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An octopus follows Charlie home from the aquarium. And that's where everything goes wrong. When Charlie fails to convince his parents that a mischievous octopus is the culprit of the chaos, he takes matters into his own hands, devising a plan to get rid of the octopus once and for all. Addresses the following social and emotional learning skills: Thinks things through before taking action Helps with less desirable tasks and activities when asked Helps others with prompting and support Independently recognizes when others need help
Download or read book Letter of the Week Grades Preschool K written by Carson-Dellosa Publishing and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letter of the Week is packed with developmentally appropriate art, language, science, music, movement, and literacy experiences designed to help children make connections with letters. It includes 26 colorful and alphabetically organized units that are designed to let children explore and experience the letters of the alphabet as they increase their phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge. It features 160 pages and includes reproducible activities.
Download or read book Toddler Storytimes II written by Dianne Briggs and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-08-28 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on early childhood brain development clearly shows the importance of storytime for toddlers. Toddler programs set the stage for the development of increased attention spans, superior language development, and a love of literature and libraries. The repetition of fingerplays, songs, and stories further enhance a child's cognitive development. Toddler Storytimes II is a source for books, games, fingerplays, puppet ideas, crafts, and other activities that make up a successful storytime. Each of the 25 themed programs presented contains approximately ten carefully chosen books, providing everything a librarian, teacher, or parent would need to plan storytimes. Also included are flannel board stories, poems, and songs with full-size reproducible patterns at the end of each section. A bibliography and discography are provided as well. Easy to use and practical, this book will inspire any reader to put on wonderful, creative programs children will love.
Download or read book Grannies Critters written by Peg Connelly and published by . This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peg Connelly, co Author of Grannie's Shorts, is a master at finding inspiration in the everyday lives of our animal friends. Grannie's Critters is a series of playful stories told with humor and wisdom. This is a book that kids will love to read and adults will love to read with them.
