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"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium--and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago"--
5) Roof octopus
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
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Description
Nora is the first to notice a very large octopus on top of her apartment building, which proves to be a very good neighbor but leaves all too soon.
Author
Series
Penguin (Salina Yoon) volume 8
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Worried about his new friend, a shy octopus named Ollie, Penguin recruits the other animals to help look for him, and discovers something more precious than treasure.
Author
Series
Lighthouse family volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Whistler and Lila, two of the mice children who live in a lighthouse, meet a young octopus when they visit the beach during low tide.
10) Octopants
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A young octopus is embarrassed that he doesn't have any pants to wear, and goes to several stores in the ocean, but none of them has what he needs.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Rumors begin to spread of a dangerous species of hyperintelligent octopus that may have developed its own language and culture. The marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen, who has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, will do anything for the chance to study them. The transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has sealed off the remote Con Dao Archipelago, where the octopuses were discovered, from the rest of world. Dr. Nguyen travels to the islands...
13) Octopus stew
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
When mommy octopus tells little Floyd that it is time for bed, he decides that his parents want help getting their baths and putting on their pajamas (not what Mommy-O meant)--soon all three are covered with water and bubbles, and his parents are so exhausted that they fall asleep before Floyd is in bed.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
"Terry is definitely not an octopus. He's just a regular guy who happens to have a few extra limbs and a love of canned tuna. But again, he is not an octopus. If he were an octopus, he'd be living in the ocean, right? Not to mention going to Super Octopus Fantasea Adventure World. He definitely wouldn't be on land, unless he was afraid of the water. Which he absolutely isn’t...OK, maybe, just maybe, it's time he learned how to swim"--
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Whether searching for its next meal or avoiding becoming a meal, an octopus is an underwater master through color camouflage, or by spewing a cloud of obscuring ink, or by sacrificing a limb, or squeezing its boneless body into or through unlikely spaces. Includes resources and activities for teachers and parents"--
18) Pen pals
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"For an entire school year, Oscar the ant and Bill the octopus send letters to each other as part of a class project. Oscar loves table tennis and Bill loves modeling clay. Oscar does judo, while Bill has a garden. Despite their differences, the two new friends find shared interests...all leading up to one final surprise!"--Jacket flap.
19) Octopus escapes!
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Octopus slips out of his tank while the aquarium sleeps, teases the animals in the other displays, and leads the security guard on a merry chase.
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