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Bitskoff, Aleksei

Could an Octopus Climb a Skyscraper?: ...And Other Questions

24 pp. | QEB | April, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60992-733-2 $15.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Camilla de la Bédoyère. The conceit of placing an octopus in human situations helps readers understand the animal's features and capabilities, such as its three hearts requiring three stethoscopes for a medical exam. A sense of humor permeates both the text and cartoon-style illustrations, though the pictures occasionally omit an important feature described, such as the octopus's beak. "Fact file" and a map are appended.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian