Gentle Giant Octopus with Audio: Read, Listen, & Wonder

Wallace, Karen

ISBN 10: 0763638692 / ISBN 13: 9780763638696

Published by Candlewick (edition PAP/COM), 2008

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0763638692-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gentle Giant Octopus with Audio: Read, Listen, & Wonder
• Publisher: Candlewick (edition PAP/COM)
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763638692
• ISBN 13: 9780763638696
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Bostock, Mike
• Edition: PAP/COM.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Discover the mysterious, magnificent octopus! Now in an affordable paperback format with CD. (ages 5-8)


Follow a goggle-eyed octopus as she jets through the shadows, long tentacles flying like ribbons behind her. When a mottled wolf eel slips from the shadows, she squirts ink to defend herself. See her seek out a safe and well-hidden den in which to lay her eggs, which will dangle from the roof like grapes on a string. In rhythmic, silky verse that matches this creature's graceful movements, Karen Wallace explores the mysterious underwater world of the octopus. Mike Bostock's flowing illustrations bring that world vividly to life in a book that invites readers on an unforgettable journey of deep-sea discovery.
Back matter includes an afterword, resources for further information, a glossary, and an index.

About the Author

Karen Wallace says octopuses have always had a special place in her imagination, from the storybook monsters of folklore to the young octopus she once watched escape from a fish trap, climb down a ladder, and sink back into the safety of the sea.

Mike Bostock, while illustrating GENTLE GIANT OCTOPUS, became fascinated by his subjects—the delicate changing color and texture of their skin, the rubbery, rippling way they move, and their transparent soap-bubble-like babies.