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238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Veteran journalist and contributing editor for 'Scientific American,' Katherine Harmon Courage dives into the mystifying underwater world of the octopus, sharing new scientific discoveries and demonstrating deep cultural ties that connect us all to this alien-like creature.
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English
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"A behavioral ecologist's riveting account of his decades-long obsession with octopuses: his discoveries, adventures, and new scientific understanding of their behaviors. Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none is as captivating as the octopus. In Many Things Under a Rock, marine biologist David Scheel investigates four major mysteries about these elusive beings. How can we study an animal with perfect camouflage and secretive habitats? How does...
5) Octopuses
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English
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"Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, and behavior of octopuses"--
6) Octaman
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1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A scientific expedition to a remote fishing village discovers high levels of radiation as well as a strange mutant-like small octopus that walks on land and has bizarre human-like eyes. The leader of the expedition teams up with a circus owner who wants to exploit the weird creature but trouble ensues when the two men discover their crew has been slaughtered and the mutant is missing.
11) Bicycle for sale
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36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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After fixing up his old bicycle in order to sell it, Oswald the octopus decides it is just as good as the new red bicycle he had wanted to buy.
13) Octopus stew
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1 volume (unpaged), 2 folded-out pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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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.
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want something--maybe 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...
15) The mermaid
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"Set in the ocean off Japan, this retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears stars Kiniro, a mermaid, who finds a baby octopus's breakfast, chair, and bed just right"--
16) Pulpo guisado
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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"The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. ¡Tenga cuidado! Ramsey shouts. Be careful! But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma! Ramsey must use both art and intellect to free his beloved abuela. Then the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus adventure is real. This beautifully illustrated...
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