Gentle Giant Octopus - Couverture souple

Wallace, Karen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0763638692 ISBN 13 : 9780763638696

Editeur : Candlewick Pr, 2008

Synopsis

Find out everything you ever wanted to know about the awesome octopus in this fun, informative picture book, part of the new "Nature Storybooks" series.Gentle Giant Octopus jets through the water, slides over the seabed, searching for a safe den in which to lay her eggs. Journey with her and discover how she uses her huge tentacles, why she squirts ink and the extraordingary care she takes to guard her babies. "Gentle Giant Octopus" has been re-launched in the new "Nature Storybooks" series with a brand new look.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Biographie de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Candlewick Pr
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0763638692
• ISBN 13: 9780763638696
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Bostock Mike
• Nombre de pages: 29
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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