Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud

by Donna Rathmell, Doreen Rathmell, Connie McLennan Narrated by Donna German

Overview

Octavia Octopus and her sea-animal friends love playing camouflage games to practice how they would hide from a “big, hungry creature.” Octavia, however, just cannot seem to get her colors right when she tries to shoot her purple ink cloud. What happens when the big, hungry shark shows up looking for his dinner? This creative book introduces basic colors along with the camouflage techniques of various sea animals - a great introduction to marine biology! The “For Creative Minds” educational section includes fun facts about octopuses and animal camouflage and protection. The craft uses primary colors (paint or tissue paper) to help children learn about blending colors.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2-Octavia Octopus and her marine friends like to play a game called "how to hide from a hungry creature." When Octavia boasts that she can squirt a purple ink cloud to help her escape, all she can manage are yellow, orange, green, red, and blue ink clouds. But practice makes perfect, and when a hungry shark looms up and the other creatures hide, Octavia manages to squirt a big dark purple cloud and escapes in the nick of time. Large, bright, sometimes garish illustrations show the underwater animals in detail. A page on camouflage and protection and other "fun facts" about the octopus help make this a learning tool for classrooms. Less-well-advised is a "Color your own ink cloud" craft page, intended to be copied or downloaded, which is an open invitation for the first enthusiastic young patron to ruin the book. Strictly additional.-Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

From the Publisher

"This “complete package” is a must in schools, homes, and libraries with young children. - Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169852417
Publisher:	Arbordale Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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