Consider the Octopus
$17.90
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2023
Summary
JB Barnes is looking forward to spending the summer hanging out on the beach. But his mother, a scientist, asks him to join her aboard a research ship where he’ll spend his summer seasick and bored, staring out at the endless plastic, microbeads, and other floating debris that make up the Great Pacific Garbage Pile.
Miles away, twelve-year-old Sidney is trying to come up with an activity worthy of convincing her overprotective parents that she can skip camp. When Jeremy is asked to fi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250866011 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250866014 |
| Author: | Nora Raleigh Baskin, Gae Polisner |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 136mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 8 |
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Critics Review
“A breath of fresh air. Clever plotting sprinkled with humor and accessible STEM references made this a joyful, bingeable adventure you won’t want to put down.” –Christine Taylor-Butler, author of The Lost Tribes series
“Funny, fast-paced, and super-engaging, Consider the Octopus is sure to inspire readers to embrace their strengths and change their world.” –Joy McCullough, author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost
“Superlative writing and character development uplift this timely story … An inspiring tale of friendship and conservation.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Nora Raleigh Baskin is the ALA Schneider Family Book Award-winning author of Anything but Typical. She is the author of many best-loved books for kids, including most recently, Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story Nora lives with her family in Connecticut.
Gae Polisner is a lawyer by trade, but a writer by calling. She lives on Long Island with her husband, two sons, and a suspiciously fictional-looking dog named Charlie.
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