Amazing Octopus: Creature from an unknown world

by Michael Stavaric, Michele Ganser (Illustrator), Oliver Latsch (Translator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Perfect for young fans of fascinating sea creatures, this interactive exploration of ocean life is written in a humorous and conversational tone, making it great for kids already obsessed with sea life or kids who need an entrypoint.

Dive beneath the waves and explore the amazing world of the octopus with this fact-filled book for middle grade readers who can’t get enough about marine animals!

What do ocean and space have in common? How did octopuses and humans evolve? What exactly are cephalopods - and why do they have such a funny name?
Octopuses are the oldest and most intelligent creatures on our planet, true aliens whose abilities amaze us. Michael Stavarič and Michèle Ganser have created a non-fiction book full of surprising twists and turns that offer much more than just imparting knowledge

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782694243
Publisher:	Steerforth Press
Publication date:	03/12/2024
Series:	Amazing Ocean
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,057,504
Product dimensions:	11.70(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Michael Stavarič was born in Brno in 1972 and works in Vienna as a freelance writer, translator and lecturer. He has received numerous scholarships and awards, including: LeseLenz Prize for Young Literature, Adelbert Chamisso Prize, Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, Children's Book Prize of the City of Vienna, German Design Award, Wartholz Literature Prize and Hohenems Literature Prize.

Michèle Ganser was born in Aachen in 1995 and studied Communication Design in Aachen and Mainz. She is particularly fascinated by space, the stars and the different planets. In her illustrations, she combines exciting topics in an unusual way and thus creates completely new worlds. In her free time she likes to read - preferably science fiction novels.

Editorial Reviews

A beautifully illustrated dopamine hit of octopus facts… The point that the depths of the ocean still remain as unknown as outer space is made gorgeously throughout the book by Michèle Ganser’s star-spangled, otherworldly illustrations. Dive in and be amazed.” — The Times, Children’s Book of the Week (UK)

"This book not only is beautiful, but, when you read it, you will realize that the octopus, the Amazing Octopus, is also a thing of beauty. Anyone who reads this book will certainly want to learn more about this fascinating, and amazing, sea creature." - Children's Literature

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