Obsessive about octopuses

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Title:

Obsessive about octopuses

Author:

Davey, Owen, author, illustrator.

Series:

About animals.

Summary:

Did you know that an octopus has three hearts? And that they are particularly intelligent, with some being known to use tools? Dive into this fascinating illustrated guide all about the aliens of the deep. From the truly terrifying giant Pacific octopus to the inventive common octopus, find out where they live, what they eat and how we can protect them. The latest entry in acclaimed illustrator Owen Davey's popular "About Animals" series, featuring his signature minimalist art style with colorful, design-oriented layouts--Obsessive About Octopuses is sure to delight kids as well as adult cephalopod fans. -- Amazon.

Audience:

Primary.

General Note:

Includes index.

Edition:

First edition.

Contents:

What are octopuses? -- By design -- Get a move on -- Dress for success -- All an act -- Self-defense -- Making a meal of things -- Smarter than the average -- Little and large -- To scale -- Born this way -- And the award goes to -- Weird and wonderful -- Octopus mythology -- Conservation.

Physical Description:

35 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Subject Term:

Octopuses -- Juvenile literature.

Publisher:

Flying Eye Books,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9781912497782

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Flying Eye Books, 2020.

Call Number:

J 594.56 DAVEY

Holds: Copies:

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Perfect for quarantine reading with your children!

Did you know that an octopus has three hearts? And that they are particularly intelligent, with some being known to use tools?

Dive into this fascinating illustrated guide all about the aliens of the deep. From the truly terrifying giant Pacific octopus to the inventive common octopus, find out where they live, what they eat and how we can protect them. The latest entry in acclaimed illustrator Owen Davey's popular "About Animals" series, featuring his signature minimalist art style with colorful, design-oriented layouts--Obsessive About Octopuses is sure to delight kids as well as adult cephalopod fans.

Author Notes

Owen Davey is a freelance illustrator, living and working from Leicester, UK. He graduated with a First Class Degree
in Illustration from Falmouth University and his work has since been published in every continent except Antarctica, including picture books in UK, America, Australia, Germany, France, Portugal, China & Korea. He has also worked for some impressive clients including the New York Times, Microsoft, and Orange.