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Staying busy has helped Tova cope ever since her son disappeared decades ago. So when her husband dies, she takes a job at the aquarium, where she meets Marcellus, an octopus that deduces what happened to her son. For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began...

"The Incredible Octopus combines amazing photos with in-depth facts to get kids aged 7 and up excited about octopuses and the underwater world in which they live. Readers are introduced to the fascinating biology of the octopus, from its 3 hearts and 9 brains to suction cups and how they work, and learn all about what it's like to be an octopus!"-- Provided by publisher.

"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want somethingmaybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a spaceship out of soda cans, glue, umbrellas, glitter, and waffles. OK, maybe the octopus needs some help, like from an adorable bunny friend, and maybe that bunny turns out to be . . . a rocket scientist? (Probably not.) But could something...

"Did you know that octopuses have been around since before dinosaurs existed? Or that each arm on an octopus has two rows of suckers used to taste and feel? With eight arms, big brains, and sometimes weighing hundreds of pounds, octopuses are one of the most recognizable animals in the ocean!"-- Provided by publisher.

Offers facts about octopuses and the way they live, including what they eat, how they use the suckers on their tentacles, and where they can be found.

Over one school year Oscar the ant and Bill the octopus exchange letters sharing what sorts of things that they each like to do, and learn how they are different and what they have in common.

Introduces kids to the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of this dangerous creature whose poison cannot be counteracted by any known antidote.

Check out the outrageous Octopus! Kids will find out about its superpower and how it is the Master of Disguise. They will also learn how it moves in the water and discover how and what it eats. Readers can decide for themselves what kind of superhero an octopus could be! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

"Meet Ollie, a colorful octopus! After a busy day, he learns that it is fine to feel all of his feelings and that it is okay to not always feel okay."--

"The story of how in April 2016, Inky the octopus escaped from the New Zealand aquarium and became an international sensation."--