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The Giant Pacific Octopus is a type of octopus species that is known for their average large sizes, weight and their longer life spans. Another general fact about the octopus is that they have three hearts! One main heart that pumps blue blood throughout the circulatory system, while the other two pumps blood to the gills. However, due to the beak’s hard material, this acts as a limiter on how small the space that an octopus can occupy (they can only fit in spaces larger than the beak size). According to Alina Bradford, the Giant Pacific Octopus also has a hard beak underneath their bodies which allows them to eat other animals. This allows them to stretch to reach and grab distant objects underwater, or squeeze into tiny spaces. They are invertebrates, which means they have no bones. Sometimes I just like to flip through the book to admire the pictures.Just like the other octopuses, the Giant Pacific Octopus has eight limbs, which are attached directly to their head. They are done with an attention to detail and a lightness of touch. These are represented by wavy text that mimics the sea currents or perhaps the undulating motions of the octopus as she swims.īringing all these two books together are Mike Bostock's gorgeous illustrations. Then there are the extra facts included on almost every page. There is the very informative story set in a fairly standard looking serif typeface. Gentle Giant Octopus is really two books in one. Giant octopus females lay eggs only once and lock themselves in with their brood for the five months it takes for them to hatch.
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Gentle Giant Octopus by Karen Wallace and illustrated by Mike Bostock is an introduction to the life cycle of the giant octopus and follows a female octopus as she finds the perfect place to lay her brood of eggs. Despite their size, they are rather docile creatures with the curiosity and intelligence of the average cat. The largest one ever found had tentacles 15 feet long. The giant octopus is the largest of the 150 species of octopuses.
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This was a good beginning to my planned "fear not the octopus" readings. My niece loved the book (she loves sea creatures anyway), and I was pleased with the way the octopus was presented in this book. The book was well written and wonderfully illustrated, and it was entertainingly educational. It's a start-he wasn't covering his eyes in terror. He was curious about the octopus featured in this book, and he was rooting for her to find a good den in which to lay her eggs. I don't know if Gentle Giant Octopus has completely wiped away his fear of octopuses, but I think it did make him look at this creature in a new light, at least. They are gentle, shy, curious, intelligent creatures, and they do not, as he believes, "eat people's heads." I am hoping that educating him about the true nature of the octopus will help him put this fear to rest (and I'll take down my Kraken picture when he's visiting). I don't want my nephew to fear octopuses. Turns out my nephew is terrified of octopuses, and my Kraken picture does not exactly leave him feeling encouraged to visit the bathroom! Obviously, this is not an ideal situation! One of the pictures is of a Kraken preparing to attack a sailing vessel.
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I recently decorated my bathroom with pictures of sea monsters.