Octavia Octopus and her sea-animal friends love playing camouflage games to practice how they would hide from a big, hungry creature. Octavia, however, just cannot seem to get her colors right when she tries to shoot her purple ink cloud. What happens when the big, hungry shark shows up looking for his dinner? This creative book introduces basic colors along with the camouflage techniques of various sea animals a great introduction to marine biology! To top it off, as parents love teaching their children: practice makes perfect! The For Creative Minds educational section includes fun facts about animal camouflage and protection and about octopuses. The craft uses primary colors (paint or tissue paper) to help children learn about blending colors. 2006 SCBA Children's Book nominee. 2006 NAIBA Picture Book of the Year Award.

Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud

Children's Books

Donna Rathmell

Doreen Rathmell

Animals

Sylvan Dell Publishing

Octavia Octopus and her sea-animal friends love playing camouflage games to practice how they would hide from a big, hungry creature. Octavia, however, just cannot seem to get her colors right when she tries to shoot her purple ink cloud. What happens when the big, hungry shark shows up looking for his dinner? This creative book introduces basic colors along with the camouflage techniques of various sea animals a great introduction to marine biology! The For Creative Minds educational section includes fun facts about octopuses and animal camouflage and protection. The craft uses primary colors (paint or tissue paper) to help children learn about blending colors. This fictional story includes a 3-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 27-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. Silver Mom's Choice Award Spanish Edition Available: Octavia y su nube de tinta morada

Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud (Arbordale Collection)

Arbordale Publishing

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