Many Things Under a Rock Young Readers Edition - The Mysteries of Octopuses

Among all the ocean's creatures, few are more captivating-or more elusive-than the octopus. Marine biologist David Scheel investigates these strange beings to try and answer long-held questions: How can we learn more about an animal whose perfect camouflage and secretive habitats make them invisible to detection? How does an almost-boneless package of muscle and protein defeat sharks, eels, and other predators, while also preying on the most heavily armored animals in the sea? How do octopus bodies even work?

Octopuses are both fierce predators and vulnerable prey; they are antisocial jerks but also neat-freak roommates; they are in every ocean habitat and yet, being rarely encountered, nowhere at all. This fascinating and engaging middle grade adaptation of Many Things Under a Rock shows young readers how to embrace the wisdom of the unknown-even if it has more arms than expected.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

David Scheel, professor of marine biology at Alaska Pacific University, has researched the behavior and ecology of octopuses for over twenty-five years. He starred, with Heidi the Octopus and his daughter Laurel, in PBS’s Octopus: Making Contact. He lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David Scheel
• Mitarbeit: Laurel "Yoyo" Scheel (Illustration), Laurel Yoyo Scheel (Illustration)
• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 14.01.2025
• EAN: 9781324019992
• ISBN: 978-1-324-01999-2
• Seiten: 224
• Abmessung: 160 mm x 239 mm x 20 mm
• Gewicht: 448 g
• Illustration: black-and-white artwork throughout
• Themen: Ratgeber > Natur; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Recycling & Green Living, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Fish, Natural history (Children's/Teenage)