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Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home
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Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home Hardcover - 2018

by Montgomery, Sy

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This fascinating picture book from National Book Award nominee and octopus expert Montgomery reveals how in April 2016, Inky the octopus escaped from the New Zealand aquarium and became an international sensation. Full color.

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UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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  • Title Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home
  • Author Montgomery, Sy
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
  • Date 2018-09-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 31UTLL003CSR_ns
  • ISBN 9781534401914 / 1534401911
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 10.7 x 0.5 in (23.88 x 27.18 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 590
  • Library of Congress subjects Aquarium animals, Octopuses - New Zealand
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017061227
  • Dewey Decimal Code 594.560

Media reviews

Citations

  • Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2018, Page 103
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2019, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2018, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/03/2018, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2018, Page 90

About the author

Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, adventurer, and author of more than thirty acclaimed books of nonfiction for adults and children, including The Hummingbirds' Gift, The Hawk's Way, the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus, and most recently, Of Time and Turtles, which was a New York Times bestseller. The recipient of numerous honors, including lifetime achievement awards from the Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association, she lives in New Hampshire with her husband, writer Howard Mansfield, and a border collie.

Amy Schimler-Safford started her career in textile and surface design. She now illustrates children's books and lives on a lake in Georgia with her family and lots of country critters, all of whom provide Amy with a constant source of amusement and inspiration.

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