Catalog Search Results
1) Roof octopus
Author
Formats
Description
Nora is the first to notice a very large octopus on top of her apartment building, which proves to be a very good neighbor but leaves all too soon.
2) The mermaid
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Appears on list
Description
"Set in the ocean off Japan, this retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears stars Kiniro, a mermaid, who finds a baby octopus's breakfast, chair, and bed just right"--
Author
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
Formats
Description
When mommy octopus tells little Floyd that it is time for bed, he decides that his parents want help getting their baths and putting on their pajamas (not what Mommy-O meant)--soon all three are covered with water and bubbles, and his parents are so exhausted that they fall asleep before Floyd is in bed.
7) Oswald
Author
Series
Formats
Description
Oswald the Octopus and his dog, Weenie, make many new friends when they move to Big City. The original story of Oswald and Weenie's introduction to Big City is retold in this paperback format. When they arrive at their new apartment, Oswald and Weenie realize they need help moving Oswald's piano. But who can they turn to? One by one, Oswald's neighbors lend a hand -- and soon the newcomers have made lots of new friends!
Author
Series
Appears on these lists
Agawam Staff Picks - For Adults
Ayer Read-It-All Book Group
Charlton - Shepherd Hill Summer Reading 2024
More Lists...
Ayer Read-It-All Book Group
Charlton - Shepherd Hill Summer Reading 2024
More Lists...
Description
Staying busy has helped Tova cope ever since her son disappeared decades ago. So when her husband dies, she takes a job at the aquarium, where she meets Marcellus, an octopus that deduces what happened to her son.
For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began...
12) Octopus's garden
Author
Formats
Description
Olive Octopus decides to appear on the television show, Wading Spaces, to have her gloomy cave redecorated. Alternating pages provide facts about octopuses.
14) Octopants
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Formats
Description
A young octopus is embarrassed that he doesn't have any pants to wear! He goes to several stores in the sea, but none of them has what he needs. Then one day he discovers the Under-Sea Emporium that seems to have the perfect items for everyone. Will he finally find something that's just right for him?
Author
Publisher
Sylvan Dell Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Octavia the octopus can shoot every color of ink cloud except the usual purple one. She practices knowing that she needs the purple one to camouflage from predators. Will she be able to shoot her purple cloud when it counts? Includes activities: for creative minds; camouflage and protection; octopus fun facts; octopus ink cloud craft.
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Whether searching for its next meal or avoiding becoming a meal, an octopus is an underwater master through color camouflage, or by spewing a cloud of obscuring ink, or by sacrificing a limb, or squeezing its boneless body into or through unlikely spaces. Includes resources and activities for teachers and parents"--
Author
Formats
Description
"Marcellus es un pulpo increíblemente curioso y descarado. Cada día, mucha gente pasa por delante de su tanque en el acuario de Sowell Bay, aunque pocos se detienen demasiado. En cambio, Tova, la limpiadora, le ha cogido cariño y, mientras barre, le cuenta cuánto echa de menos a su hijo, desaparecido hace treinta años en el mar. A Marcellus no se le escapa nada y es mucho más inteligente de lo que nadie podría imaginar, pero nunca se le ocurriría...
18) The octopus
Author
Series
Formats
Description
Grandpa helps his favorite grandpup to avoid scratching his chicken pox by telling how he once had to fight off an octopus during a terrible storm.
Didn't Find It?
Didn't find it in CW MARS? You can request titles from other Massachusetts library networks through the Commonwealth Catalog.
If you need assistance, please reach out to your local library.