Amazing Octopus: Creature From an Unknown World

(Hardback)

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What do the ocean and space have in common How did octopuses and humans evolve What exactly are cephalopods - and why do they have such a funny name Octopuses are the oldest and most intelligent creatures on our planet, true aliens whose abilities amaze us. Michael Stavaric and Michele Ganser have created a non-fiction book full of surprising twists and turns that offer much more than just imparting knowledge. Together with their readers, they embark on an adventure into the world of the octopus. Full of funny details and vivid descriptions, Amazing Octopus is a book that is as unusual as the octopus itself.

Reviews

'As exciting and entertaining as a non-fiction book can be' - Greenpeace Magazine

'This wonderfully beautiful children's book is a delight for readers. Hopefully for octopuses too'' - Peter Pisa

'A delight for ages from eight to infinity' - Andrea Grill

'This book is a stroke of luck in children's literature. After reading it, many readers will want to become researchers to investigate the whole universe and all things large and small' - Peter Mayr

'Anyone expecting a typical non-fiction book here is wrong. The children's book by Michael Stavaric and Michele Ganser is much more. It takes the young reader [...] on a journey of discovery, beginning with the sun, the stars and the depths of the oceans' - Martin Puntigam of Science Busters

Author Bio

Michael Stavaric was born in Brno in 1972 and works in Vienna as a freelance writer, translator and lecturer. He has received numerous scholarships and awards, including: LeseLenz Prize for Young Literature, Adelbert Chamisso Prize, Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, Children's Book Prize of the City of Vienna, German Design Award, Wartholz Literature Prize and Hohenems Literature Prize. He would have liked to be a marine biologist and now he writes children's books, novels, plays and poetry. When he's not writing books, he spends his time making nature documentaries. Michele Ganser was born in Aachen in 1995 and studied communication design in Aachen and Mainz. She is particularly fascinated by space, the stars and the different planets. In her illustrations, she combines exciting topics in an unusual way and thus creates completely new worlds. In her free time she likes to read - preferably science fiction novels.