Book
Octopus ocean : geniuses of the deep / Mark Leiren-Young.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781459838956 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 93 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2025.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Octopus teaching -- Eight lives -- Thinking like an octopus -- Inside the octopus -- The original octopus -- Octopus gardens -- Octopus celebrities -- Octopus teachers -- Eight amazing octopuses -- The kraken, devil fish, and alien octopuses -- Squid squads -- Predators and prey -- Octopuses and us. |
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| Subject: | Octopuses > Juvenile literature. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J 594.56 Lei | 31681030066443 | JNONFIC | Checked out | 11/19/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Discover the mysteries and histories of octopuses, highly intelligent creatures that will interact with humans, display unique personality traits, and are masters of camouflage known for their incredible escapes from tight spots, in a nonfiction book with color photographs. Illustrations. - Orca Book Publishers
Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book introduces kids to octopuses all over the world. It discusses octopus habitat, biology and threats to survival, and how scientists, conservationists and young people are working to protect octopuses everywhere. - Orca Book Publishers
?âVivid and fascinating...Budding scientists and animal lovers will keep this stellar title in full-circulation as they learn the mysteries and history of octopuses.ââSchool Library Journal, starred review
With their blue blood, big brains and eight arms, octopuses are dramatically different from any other being.
Octopuses are masters of camouflage and known for their incredible escapes from tight spots. New research shows that they are highly intelligent creatures, and while they prefer to be alone, they will interact with humans and display unique personality traits.
In Octopus Ocean, discover the mysteries and histories of octopuses big and smallâtheir biology, habitat and habitsâand explore the top threats to their future, including warming oceans, over-fishing and pollution.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Key Selling Points
- Explores octopus biology, mythology, habitats, habits and threats to survival, including from warming oceans, over-fishing and pollution around the world using STEAM concepts.
- Discusses newest research on octopus intelligence and personality based on interviews with octopus experts.
- Renewed interest in octopuses because of My Octopus Teacher, a documentary about a filmmaker and his friendship with an octopus off the coast of South Africa.
- Author Mark Leiren-Young spent time with Storm, the octopus at the Salish Sea Centre, as part of his research for this book. Storm even grabbed his finger. This is his third book in the Orca Wild series, after Orcas Everywhere and Sharks Forever.
