Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk by Sy Montgomery (English) H

Description: Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk by Sy Montgomery, Keith Ellenbogen Part of the award-winning Scientists in the Field series, The Octopus Scientists takes readers to the waters off of Moorea, Tahiti to study the mind of the mollusk. Follow scientists as they uncover the secrets of its advanced intelligence and learn what these thinking, feeling creatures have to teach us about the oceans, its animals, and ourselves. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous body unconstrained by jointed limbs or gravity, the octopus seems to be an alien, an inhabitant of another world. Its baggy, boneless body sprouts eight arms covered with thousands of suckers-suckers that can taste as well as feel. The octopus also has the powers of a superhero: it can shape-shift, change color, squirt ink, pour itself through the tiniest of openings, or jet away through the sea faster than a swimmer can follow. But most intriguing of all, octopuses-classed as mollusks, like clams-are remarkably intelligent with quirky personalities. This book, an inquiry into the mind of an intelligent invertebrate, is also a foray into our own unexplored planet. These thinking, feeling creatures can help readers experience and understand our world (and perhaps even life itself) in a new way. AUTHOR: Sy Montgomery writes award winning books for children and adults. Her book Kakapo Rescue: Saving the Worlds Stranges Parrot was awarded the 2011 Sibert Medal. She lives in Hancock, NH. Keith Ellenbogen specilaizes in underwater photography and videography, documenting marine life to showcase the beauty of nature, inspire social change, and protection of the natural world. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Colour illustrations Author Biography Sy Montgomery writes award winning books for children and adults. Her book Kakapo Rescue: Saving the Worlds Strangest Parrot was awarded the 2011 Sibert Medal. She lives in Hancock, NH. Keith Ellenbogen specializes in underwater photography and videography, documenting marine life to showcase the beauty of nature, inspire social change, and protection of the natural world. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Review * "Chapters of action, with smoothly integrated explanatory background, are interspersed with informative passages about octopuses, the field station, and coral reefs...Amazing photographs reveal the octopuses remarkable shape-changing abilities and help readers visualize this experience. Science in the field at its best." --Kirkus, starred review * "Endlessly fascinating." --Booklist, starred review "Montgomery describes all aspects of life in the field, including the personalities and quirks of the scientists and the joys of working in a beautiful tropical locale. Abundant stunningly clear underwater photographs highlight the colorful details of a range of marine species." --Horn Book Magazine * "Through sharply crafted text, Montgomery shares her enthusiasm with readers, and Ellenbogens vibrant color photos allow a crystalline window into a very special environment...Another enticing entry in a series devoted to highlighting enthusiastic scientists hard at work in the fields they love." --School Library Journal, starred review "The reliably informative and entertaining Montgomery is off on another Scientists in the Field adventure." --Bulletin -- Review Quote * "Chapters of action, with smoothly integrated explanatory background, are interspersed with informative passages about octopuses, the field station, and coral reefs...Amazing photographs reveal the octopuses remarkable shape-changing abilities and help readers visualize this experience. Science in the field at its best." --Kirkus, starred review * "Endlessly fascinating." --Booklist, starred review "Montgomery describes all aspects of life in the field, including the personalities and quirks of the scientists and the joys of working in a beautiful tropical locale. Abundant stunningly clear underwater photographs highlight the colorful details of a range of marine species." --Horn Book Magazine * "Through sharply crafted text, Montgomery shares her enthusiasm with readers, and Ellenbogens vibrant color photos allow a crystalline window into a very special environment...Another enticing entry in a series devoted to highlighting enthusiastic scientists hard at work in the fields they love." --School Library Journal, starred review "The reliably informative and entertaining Montgomery is off on another Scientists in the Field adventure." --Bulletin Details ISBN0544232704 Author Keith Ellenbogen Pages 80 Publisher Houghton Mifflin Year 2015 Illustrator Keith Ellenbogen ISBN-10 0544232704 ISBN-13 9780544232709 Format Hardcover Imprint Houghton Mifflin Place of Publication Boston, MA Country of Publication United States Short Title OCTOPUS SCIENTISTS Language English Media Book Residence NH, US DEWEY 594.56 Series Scientists in the Field (Hardcover) Audience Age 10-12 Publication Date 2015-05-26 AU Release Date 2015-05-26 NZ Release Date 2015-05-26 US Release Date 2015-05-26 UK Release Date 2015-05-26 Audience Children / Juvenile Imprint US Clarion Books Publisher US HarperCollins Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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