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1) Octopuses
Author
Pub. Date
2002, 2000.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the octopus, the smartest of the world's spineless animals.
Author
Series
Simon Bloom volume 2
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Simon becomes the official Keeper of the Order of Physics, he and his friends Owen and Alysha face extreme danger as they try to protect the Universe from destruction by evil forces.
5) The octopus
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Series
Language
English
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"Poor Barney! He's got chicken pox, and it's up to Grandapa Spanielson's to distract his "grand-pup" with some anti-itch stories.... The narration is enhanced by sound effects of sword fighting (with a swordfish), tension-filled music, and the "squooshing" of Grandpa doing battle with a toilet plunger. The production also includes sounds of the sea, with gulls screeching and waves crashing. Listeners will enjoy the dimension these effects add to this...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Teddy is unhappily single in L.A. In between sessions with his therapist and dates with men he meets online, Teddy has debates with his dachsund, Lily, who occupies his heart. Unfortunately, he is also able to communicate with the "octupus" attached to Lily's head, which is soon revealed to be a metaphor for Lily's lethal cranial tumor. As Lily's condition worsens, Teddy faces off with the "octopus", engaging it in a battle of wills that takes on...
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Series
Zeus the mighty volume 5
Language
English
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Description
Zeus the hamster and his team of Olympians travel to the aquatic realm of Poseidon, where they fight to regain the pufferfish's throne from the usurper Proteus--a mimic octopus and the newest addition to the pet shop.
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Series
My big fat zombie goldfish volume 5
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Frankie was a completely normal pet goldfish until Tom's evil-scientist big brother Mark tried to murder him with toxic gunge. Luckily Tom and his best friend Pradeep shocked Frankie back to life with a battery, and he's been their zombie-fishy friend ever since. On a trip to the aquarium, something fishy starts going on. Something that almost certainly involves evil older brothers, a vampire kitten, a psychic octopus and a plot to take over the...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Following a mysterious murder on an island off the coast of Vietnam, a research team convenes to study an octopus community that seems to be developing its own language and culture. Humans, AIs, and animals are swept up in the machinations of governments and corporations in this near-future thriller about the nature of intelligence"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-olds JB Barnes and Sidney Miller meet aboard a scientific research ship after JB is tasked to invite a renowned scientist named Sidney Miller and mistakenly invites a girl with the same name who will do anything to get out of going to summer camp.
13) The third bear
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A collection of Jeff VanderMeer's surreal and absurdist short fiction.
14) The book of eels: our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, [this] is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish--the eel--and a reflection on the human condition"--
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Series
Language
English
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"This book examines Earth's invertebrates, highlighting a diverse selection of 22 notable species from around the world. A blend of narrative text, authoritative nonfiction content, fact boxes, and vivid photos bring these amazing invertebrates to life. Features include a glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index."--
17) Cowboy & Octopus
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Cowboy and Octopus maintain their friendship despite different opinions about things like beans and knock-knock jokes.
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Language
English
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"Biologist Christie Wilcox investigates and illuminates the animals of our nightmares, arguing that they hold the keys to a deeper understanding of evolution, adaptation, and immunity. She reveals just how venoms function and what they do to the human body. With Wilcox as our guide, we encounter a jellyfish with tentacles covered in stinging cells that can kill humans in minutes; a two-inch caterpillar with toxic bristles that trigger hemorrhaging;...
Author
Series
Nate the Great volume 14
Language
English
Description
Nate the Great investigates the mysterious disappearance of the purple plastic octopus that his baseball team uses for second base.
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