A great resource for teachers!Introducing READ, LISTEN, & WONDER!This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.Each paperback title in the series includes a CD that features:* an engaging read-aloud with sound effects* a read-along opportunity guided by prompts* a segment focusing on fascinating factsFollow a goggle-eyed octopus as she jets through the shadows, tentacles flying behind her. Finally she finds a well-hidden den in which to lay her eggs, which will dangle from the roof like grapes on a string. In silky verse, Karen Wallace explores the mysterious world of the octopus, while Mike Bostock's flowing illustrations bring that world vividly to life.

A great resource for teachers!Introducing READ, LISTEN, & WONDER!This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.Each paperback title in the series includes a CD that features:* an engaging read-aloud with sound effects* a read-along opportunity guided by prompts* a segment focusing on fascinating factsFollow a goggle-eyed octopus as she jets through the shadows, tentacles flying behind her. Finally she finds a well-hidden den in which to lay her eggs, which will dangle from the roof like grapes on a string. In silky verse, Karen Wallace explores the mysterious world of the octopus, while Mike Bostock's flowing illustrations bring that world vividly to life. Karen Wallace says octopuses have always had a special place in her imagination, from the storybook monsters of folklore to the young octopus she once watched escape from a fish trap, climb down a ladder, and sink back into the safety of the sea.Mike Bostock, while illustrating GENTLE GIANT OCTOPUS, became fascinated by his subjects--the delicate changing color and texture of their skin, the rubbery, rippling way they move, and their transparent soap-bubble-like babies.