The Octopus Scientists - Couverture rigide

Montgomery, Sy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0544232704 ISBN 13 : 9780544232709

Editeur : HMH Books for Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous body unconstrained by jointed limbs or gravity, the octopus seems to be an alien, an inhabitant of another world. It’s baggy, boneless body sprouts eight arms covered with thousands of suckers—suckers that can taste as well as feel. The octopus also has the powers of a superhero: it can shape-shift, change color, squirt ink, pour itself through the tiniest of openings, or jet away through the sea faster than a swimmer can follow.

        But most intriguing of all, octopuses—classed as mollusks, like clams—are remarkably intelligent with quirky personalities. This book, an inquiry into the mind of an intelligent invertebrate, is also a foray into our own unexplored planet. These thinking, feeling creatures can help readers experience and understand our world (and perhaps even life itself) in a new way.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sy Montgomery writes award winning books for children and adults. Her book Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot was awarded the 2011 Sibert Medal. She lives in Hancock, NH.

 

Keith Ellenbogen specializes in underwater photography and videography, documenting marine life to showcase the beauty of nature, inspire social change, and protection of the natural world. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0544232704
• ISBN 13: 9780544232709
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Ellenbogen Keith
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HarperCollins Publishers Ireland; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; Mayor Street Upper 39/40; Dublin; D01 C9W8; Irlande