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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"An investigation of the emotional and physical world of the octopus"--
"In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect," about her friendship with a sensitive,...
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English
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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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English
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Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other Minds
Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In captivity, octopuses have been known
Author
Series
My big fat zombie goldfish volume 5
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Tom and Pradeep must prevent Frankie from being eaten by a hungry psychic octopus when they take a trip to the aquarium. Then, all the paranormal pets start to lose their talents when the TV show, My Pet's Got Talent, comes to town.
Author
Publisher
MCD
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
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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.
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Series
Zeus the mighty volume 5
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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In the small village of Kilbane in County Cork, for a cuppa tea or a slice of brown bread, you go to Naomi's Bistro, managed by the many siblings of the lively O'Sullivan brood. For a pint or a game of darts--or for the poker tournament that's just come to town--it's the pub you want. One player's reputation precedes him--Eamon Foley, a tinker out of Dublin, called the Octopus for playing like he has eight hands under the table. But when Foley is...
17) Deep sea
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
An adventure that lets you swim alongside some of the most exotic creatures on the planet. Among them are Green Sea Turtles who gather off Kona so that Surgeonfish can strip harmful algae from their shells; an ominous, predatory Humboldt Squid that changes color four times per second like a flashing strobe light; and an underdog Mantis Shrimp, whose claws have the speed of a .22-caliber bullet, in battle against a hungry octopus.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A philosopher of science explains how the animal kingdom gave rise to human consciousness"--
"Dip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even architecture than anything recognizably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins....
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Publisher
Conran Octopus
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
From the Chanel suit to the Wonderbra, via Jackie Kennedy, Ziggy Stardust and Alexander McQueen, respected fashion journalist and editor Paula Reed explores each of the styles and visionaries that have defined the way we dress. Spanning fifty years - from the 1950s to the 1990s - and accompanied by striking photographs throughout, Fashion Evolution is the definitive story of the style moments that changed the world.
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