Sea Creatures with Many Arms (Creatures All Around Us) [Hardcover]

Dorothy M. Souza (Author), Carolrhoda Books (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1998 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Creatures All Around Us

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of cephalopods.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-6-Although packed with full-color photos, these titles do not include range maps or drawings to illustrate the unique physiology of these animals. Sea Creatures introduces the octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus, but skips around too much to provide much information about any of these species. Language and tone are uneven throughout, e.g., a caption uses "yummy treat" to describe how an octopus regards a lobster. Although full-color photographs show two male octopuses mating with one female and two cuttlefish mating on a coral reef, the text sometimes glosses over details about how they mate and refers to this behavior as "time to raise a family." Mary M. Cerullo's The Octopus (Dutton, 1997) uses action photographs to show the variety and beauty of these boneless animals. Sea Snakes introduces the physical characteristics, habitats, and life cycle of these members of the Hydrophiidae family but does not identify where each species lives. Unsupported statements such as "Most fish learn to stay away from sea snakes" mar the factual presentation. Sneed B. Collard's Sea Snakes (Boyds Mills, 1997) provides more information and is reinforced with a colorful range map. Visually appealing but not compellingly written or exhaustive enough to provide homework support, these titles are not essential purchases.-Frances E. Millhouser, Chantilly Regional Library, VA

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575052628
• ISBN-13: 978-1575052625
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,877,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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