| Author | : Tami Boyce |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2017-10-16 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780692970447 |
Owen is a happy, hard-working, friendly octopus--with an unusual dream. Owen wants to fly! Join him on his adventure as he tries to turn his dream into a reality. Owen the Octopus is a story of imagination, perseverance, and friendship. It's a great reminder that we're never too old or too young to try to fly.
| Author | : Isabelle Marinov |
| Publisher | : Kings Road Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 16 |
| Release | : 2021-02-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1800781008 |
The world was too bright for Leo. And too loud. "I must be living on the wrong planet," Leo thought. Leo struggles to make sense of the world. He doesn't understand the other children in his class, and they don't seem to understand him. But then one day, Leo meets Maya. Maya is an octopus, and the more Leo learns about her, the more he thinks that perhaps he isn't alone in this world, after all. "The sensitive descriptions throughout the book of what it is like to have autism are accurate and perceptive on so many levels" (Professor Tony Attwood, author of Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals).
| Author | : Ruth Owen |
| Publisher | : Bearport Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 2012-08-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1617726311 |
Under the ocean, a mother orca gives birth to her calf and then gently pushes the baby to the water’s surface so it can take its first breath of air. So begins the life of a little orca calf. In this coming-of-age introduction to these marine mammals, readers will see how an orca calf feeds, swims, and spends its days surrounded by the protection of its family pod. Children will discover that, unlike many young animals, most orcas do not leave their mothers as they approach adulthood, but will stay with their family for their entire lives. The colorful interior spreads and gorgeous photos of orca calves are sure to delight emergent readers.
| Author | : Stephanie Warren Drimmer |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2019-10-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1426335032 |
Meet cuttlefish that can camouflage themselves, octopuses that outsmart their predators, and squid that patrol the deep in this cool fact-filled reader. Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about cephalopods, from inking, to hunting, to coconut carrying. Squish along with squid, camouflage with cuttlefish, and marvel at magnificent octopuses. Packed with weird-but-true facts and tons of cool animal info, this Level 3 Reader explores the incredible world of cephalopods. National Geographic Fact Readers feature the same expert-vetted running text as traditional readers--with a bonus of 100 fun facts sprinkled throughout! A fact roundup at the end of each book lets kids review what they've learned. (Plus, they can impress their friends with their animal expertise!)
| Author | : Ruth Owen |
| Publisher | : Bearport Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 2012-08-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1617726346 |
Deep beneath the sand on a warm, tropical beach, a little sea turtle breaks out of its egg, crawls up through the sand, and emerges into the world. The ocean is just a few feet away, but numerous predators are waiting for the hatchling and its siblings to make their run to the ocean. So begins the life of a green sea turtle! In this coming-of-age introduction to these marine reptiles, readers will learn how mother turtles bury their eggs on beaches and then return to the ocean. The little hatchlings, with no parent to protect them, eventually have to leave their nests and make a danger-filled dash to the ocean. Then, these water babies must fend for themselves out at sea, finding food and avoiding enemies until they grow to become one of the largest reptiles on Earth. The colorful interior spreads and gorgeous photos of sea turtle hatchlings are sure to delight emergent readers.
| Author | : Cynthia Owen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Adult child sexual abuse victims |
| ISBN | : 9780755319046 |
Cynthia Owen grew up in Ireland, went to the local convent school, said her prayers and took her first communion with all the other girls in her class. But behind the façade of respectability lurked a hideous reality. Cynthia was just eight years old when she was sexually abused by her father amongst others. Shortly before her eleventh birthday she was made pregnant and, minutes after giving birth to the baby, Cynthia watched in horror as her own mother murdered the tiny infant, named Noleen, by repeatedly stabbing her with a knitting needle. Cynthia's mother then wrapped the baby girl in a plastic bag, dumped her in an alleyway and made her daughter go back to school and pretend nothing had ever happened. After enduring many more years of rape and violence, Cynthia came forward and reported her abuse and Noleen's death. Finally, in 2007, after a fifteen-year legal fight to have her baby girl formally identified, the jury at the 'Dun Laoghaire Baby' inquest declared that the baby found dead in an alleyway thirty-four years previously was Noleen Murphy, the daughter of Cynthia Owen. Cynthia's is a horrific story of brutality and loss, but ultimately, it is an account of love, immense bravery and her fight for justice in Noleen's name.
| Author | : Owen Davey |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012-01-31 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0763658383 |
Bedtime becomes an unforgettable k-nightly adventure! Come on a bedtime adventure with one little knight as he rides through forests to reach his bedroom, battles crocodiles to brush his teeth and climbs the tallest tower to get into bed. This exciting and imaginative bedtime tale is told through Owen Davey's charming and witty words and illustrations — making this a perfect k-nightly read for every young adventurer.
| Author | : Otto Latva |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2023-09-30 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1000910482 |
This book builds upon the extensive study of the historical relationship between sea animals and humans in transatlantic culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exposes the present understanding of the human relationship with the giant squid not only as too simplistic but also as historically inaccurate. For instance, it redefines the earlier understanding that humans and especially seafarers have understood giant squid as horror-evoking and ugly creatures since the dawn of history and explains the origins of mythical sea monsters such as the Kraken. The book is, however, more than a critical response to previous work. It will point out that animals such as cephalopods, which have largely been defined in biological contexts in recent times, have a fascinating and multivariate past, entangled with the history of humans in many remarkable ways. Hence, this book is not just about perceptions of giant-sized squid or cephalopods, but a historical inquiry into the transatlantic culture from the late eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. It will provide new knowledge about the history of mollusc studies, seafaring culture and more broadly of the relationship between humans and animals during the period.
| Author | : Danna Staaf |
| Publisher | : Carolrhoda Books ® |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2022-10-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1728468493 |
Jeanne Villepreux-Power was never expected to be a scientist. Born in 1794 in a French village more than 100 miles from the ocean, she pursued an improbable path that brought her to the island of Sicily. There, she took up natural history and solved the two-thousand-year-old mystery of how of the argonaut octopus gets its shell. In an era when most research focused on dead specimens, Jeanne was determined to experiment on living animals. And to keep sea creatures alive for her studies, she had to invent a contraption to hold them—the aquarium. Her remarkable life story is told by author, marine biologist, and octopus enthusiast Danna Staaf.
