Gentle Giant Octopus
Author(s): Karen Wallace
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about the awesome octopus in this fun, informative picture book and CD, part of the new "Nature Storybooks" series.Gentle Giant Octopus jets through the water, slides over the seabed, searching for a safe den in which to lay her eggs. Journey with her and discover how she uses her huge tentacles, why she squirts ink and the extraordingary care she takes to guard her babies. "Gentle Giant Octopus" has been re-launched in the new "Nature Storybooks" series with a brand new look and accompanying CD read by Stephen Tompkinson, with story reading, song, extra facts and a read-along version.
Product Information
"* "A joy for the eye, ear and heart...mind opening, inspiring." Guardian * Also available in a library edition without CD (9781406312843)."
Karen Wallace was born in Canada, and grew up in a log cabin in Quebec. Her childhood was spent playing in the forests and messing about on the Gatineau River, which in many ways is the source of all her writing. Her books include Bears in the Forest (9780744562729) and Think of an Eel (9781406312027). Mike Bostock was born in Bristol and studied illustration at Bath Academy of Art. His favourite place to read stories is in a deckchair in the garden or on a comfy sofa. He lives in London.
General Fields
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- : Walker Books, Limited
- : 28425
- : Contains Paperback and CD-Audio (Audiobook)
- : 04 August 2008
- : 270mm X 245mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Karen Wallace
- : Mixed-media pack
- : Mike Bostock
- : 594.56
- : 32
- : Illustrations