These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. Catherine has a passion for inspiring children's imaginations and curiosity about the world through heartfelt stories. Seeing the story that others are missing by reporting what so often gets overlooked: the values that connect us. The best ones are able to use specific anecdotes of animals and/or humans and use them to guide the reader through into a discussion of the science around the given topic.

The book also shines a spotlight on the terrible working conditions of industrial Victorian Britain, particularly in regard to child labour. And if you read the following books about octopuses, you’ll also find that they are escape artists, mythical beasts, the key to humankind and crime scene witnesses.And I’m going to argue that we change lives precisely because we force open that too-small box that most human beings think they live in. This book is clearly trying to follow that superb, enlightening and well tested formula and unfortunately falls short. By contrast, Aunt Bets has a much more forgiving approach, allowing space for Vinnie to learn and grow. What sets them apart further is their exceptional intelligence, a trait not commonly associated with their mollusk cousins like snails and oysters. It became a vital source of meaning, hope, and even joy as Ben undertook the task of rewilding his family home of Cannwood in Somerset’s Brewham Valley in Iris’ honour.

I cannot help but think that this would be best as a lengthy article in a pop science magazine (New Scientist, scientific American etc) than a whole book. Other poems suggest that this can be a struggle however, as Pablo Picasso paints not a woman but his own despair in ‘Blue Nude’, while Elizabeth Siddal reflects on her own image, fetishized by the Pre-Raphaelite painters, and Henri Rousseau’s painting becomes an outlet for self-deception and frustration.Ever since My Octopus Teacher broke Netflix with all of its viewers, there has been a surge in interest in octopuses. What is it like to have eight tentacles that are so packed with neurons that they virtually ‘think for themselves’? As well as being a delight to share, picture books are an important learning tool for very young readers. She grew up in Sheffield, and has spent time living and working in various parts of the UK, as far afield as Aberystwyth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Grasmere and Oxford.

Peter Bently has won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and his book with Helen Oxenbury, King Jack and the Dragon, was named an American Library Association Notable Book of the Year. It was a Wednesday ritual of mine, sitting in that car and listening to stories and giving my entire being to be within them, to be completely enraptured and emphatic for at least that one hour. It reads like the author just loves and is fascinated by octopuses and felt compelled to express that in writing. She brushes over things I was aching to know more about (how on earth do the vet techs perform surgery on fish?S. Julian’s vibrant illustrations and captivating tales, this comic is a must-read for young ocean enthusiasts. The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization offering calm, thoughtful, award-winning coverage for independent thinkers. kg (156 lbs) and with an arm span the length of a car, the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus Dofleini) is one big cephalopod! He is also an accomplished scuba diver whose underwater videos of warring octopuses have attracted wide notice.