In Deep with the Octopus (Up Close With Animals)

Dixon, Norma

ISBN 10: 1554552702 / ISBN 13: 9781554552702

Published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Deep with the Octopus (Up Close With Animals)
• Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554552702
• ISBN 13: 9781554552702
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Animal Behavior Society Children's Book Award for 2014 finalist

2014/2015 Red Cedar Non-Fiction Award shortlist

On Resource Links' Best of 2013 list

Octopuses are eight-armed, boneless, solitary sea creatures.

They're ugly, slimy and squirmy.

Some can weigh over 200 pounds while others can be as small as a golf ball.

They have taste receptors all over their body, and scent receptors on every arm.

One kind of octopus can even spit out toxic saliva at its enemies!

These complex creatures can even solve problems, store memories, recognize shapes and even mimic people.

In Deep with the Octopus takes you inside the octopus's world--with fascinating facts, photos and everything you need to know about:

types of octopus
anatomy
life and mating cycles
habitats
behaviour
intelligence

You'll also:

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.

About the Author

Norma Dixon is the author of Lowdown on Earthworms and is now researching the lowdown on mollusks. Norma has worked as an ad writer and a school programs guide at the Vancouver Museum and the VanDusen Botanical Gardens. She lives in Vancouver.