Bibliograph

Inky's amazing escape, how a very smart octopus found his way home, Sy Montgomery ; illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford

Type

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Inky's amazing escape, how a very smart octopus found his way home, Sy Montgomery ; illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 4-8

resource.interestGradeLevel

K to Grade 3

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inky's amazing escape

Oclc number

1021065814

Responsibility statement

Sy Montgomery ; illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford

Sub title

how a very smart octopus found his way home

Summary

Booklist Learn all about Inky the Octopus, an international sensation known for escaping from the New Zealand aquarium in April 2016, in this fascinating picture book from National Book Award nominee and octopus expert Sy Montgomery. Inky had been at the New Zealand aquarium since 2014 after being taken in by a fisherman who found him at sea. Inky had been getting used to his new environment, but the staff quickly figured out that he had to be kept amused or he would get bored. Then one night in 2016 Inky, about the size of a basketball, decided he'd had enough. He slithered eight feet across the floor and down a drainpipe more than 160 feet long to his home in the sea. Acclaimed author Sy Montogmery reminds readers that Inky didn't escape--but instead, like the curious animal he is, wanted to explore the rest of the vast ocean he called his home.

Target audience

juvenile

Classification