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Hansen, Grace

Octopuses

24 pp. | ABDO Kids | January, 2015 | Library ISBN 978-1-62970-710-5 $19.95

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. With clear, bright photos and simple texts, Hansen presents useful facts about jellyfish and octopuses. There's not a ton of information, but what is here is engaging; the jellyfish life cycle diagram, for instance, is well labeled and informative. The appended "More Facts," though random, are also illuminating: "Jellyfish were alive long before the dinosaurs." Glos., ind. Review covers the following Ocean Life titles: Jellyfish and Octopuses.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz