Gentle Giant Octopus: Read and Wonder

Wallace, Karen

ISBN 10: 076361730X / ISBN 13: 9780763617301

Verlag: Candlewick, 2002

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Discover the mysterious, magnificent octopus!

Follow a goggle-eyed octopus as she jets through the shadows, tentacles flying behind her. Finally she finds a well-hidden den in which to lay her eggs, which will dangle from the roof like grapes on a string. In silky verse, Karen Wallace explores the mysterious world of the octopus, while Mike Bostock’s flowing illustrations bring that world vividly to life. Back matter includes an afterword, resources for further information, a glossary, and an index.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Gentle Giant Octopus: Read and Wonder
Verlag: Candlewick
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Paperback
Illustrator: Bostock, Mike
Zustand: Very Good