Many Things Under a Rock Young Readers Edition

The Mysteries of Octopuses

David Scheel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2024
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-01999-2 (ISBN)

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This compelling middle grade adaptation dives deep into the mysteries and misunderstandings of one of our planet’s most enigmatic animals.

Among all the ocean’s creatures, few are more captivating—or more elusive—than the octopus. Marine biologist David Scheel investigates these strange beings to try and answer long-held questions: How can we learn more about an animal whose perfect camouflage and secretive habitats make them invisible to detection? How does an almost-boneless package of muscle and protein defeat sharks, eels, and other predators, while also preying on the most heavily armored animals in the sea? How do octopus bodies even work?

Octopuses are both fierce predators and vulnerable prey; they are antisocial jerks but also neat-freak roommates; they are in every ocean habitat and yet, being rarely encountered, nowhere at all. This fascinating and engaging middle grade adaptation of Many Things Under a Rock shows young readers how to embrace the wisdom of the unknown—even if it has more arms than expected.

David Scheel, professor of marine biology at Alaska Pacific University, has researched the behavior and ecology of octopuses for over twenty-five years. He starred, with Heidi the Octopus and his daughter Laurel, in PBS’s Octopus: Making Contact. He lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.08.2024
Illustrationen	Laurel "Yoyo" Scheel
Zusatzinfo	black-and-white artwork throughout
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 239 mm
Gewicht	448 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
ISBN-10	1-324-01999-9 / 1324019999
ISBN-13	978-1-324-01999-2 / 9781324019992
Zustand	Neuware