The octopus scientists : exploring the mind of a mollusk /

Montgomery, Sy,

The octopus scientists : exploring the mind of a mollusk / written by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Keith Ellenbogen. - 71 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 29 cm - Scientists in the field . - Scientists in the field. .

CRIOBE stands for Centre de Researches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement de Polynésie Française (Center for Island Research and Observatory of the French Polynesian Environment).

Includes bibliographical references (page 68) and index.

Meet the octopus team -- An octet of octo facts -- CRIOBE -- How smart is an octopus? -- Making friends with an octopus -- How octopuses change color -- Rainforests of the oceans -- Octopus influence.

Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti in the South Pacific, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.

Middle School.



Junior Library Guild selection

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Mather, Jennifer A.--Juvenile literature.


Octopuses--Research--French Polynesia--Moorea--Juvenile literature.
Octopuses--Juvenile literature.
Oceanography--Juvenile literature.


Polynesia--Juvenile literature.

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