jessereadsthings's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
2.0
Meh story-wise, but cute art.
jcschildbach's review against another edition
5.0
Bought this as a gift for my wife (and her students) and because I love Sy Montgomery's stories. The book slips in a lot of fun information about octopuses, and has a lot of fun illustrations filled with a lot of details that will be sure to entertain and provide plenty to talk about.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
A fun story about a very curious octopus. Inky the octopus escaped from the National Aquarium in Wellington, New Zealand. Inky had been brought there after being caught in a lobster trap by a fisherman. Injured and young, he was kept at the aquarium but not for long! Inky escaped through a small drain pipe in the floor that lead back into the ocean. Making international news, Inky became a superstar!
cjbookbunny's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book about the fascinating story of a real octopus' journey from the ocean, to an aquarium, and miraculously back into the ocean again. The illustrations were cute and I also enjoyed the facts and real photograph of the octopus in the back of the book.
jshettel's review against another edition
5.0
Octopus expert Sy Montgomery entertains young naturalists with this picture book account of one Octopus’s real-life escape from an aquarium back to the Pacific Ocean.
breezyboyce94's review against another edition
5.0
This had a lot of facts in this one. Also a very good read. I really enjoyed learning more about Inky.
seullywillikers's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
4.0
A cute story, excellent illustrations, and the notes and fun facts in the back are great.
sunflowerjess's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Octopuses are awesome and super cool. Half a star taken off for the completely unnecessary example of Christopher Columbus as an inspiring explorer. Other than that, this book was really good.
t2p's review against another edition
4.0
New VRC: A fun nonfiction picture book about an octopus's escape from a New Zealand aquarium. I can see kids really enjoying this one, especially those who like animal facts.
mandarchy's review against another edition
4.0
Nominated for the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, I just got done reading this to the whole school. The youngest students had a coloring book page with a writing section and a prompt "Octopuses can". The older students went to World Book Online to explore articles related to Octopuses.
It was interesting for our students to compare Inky to the octopus we know - the Giant Pacific Octopus which nests in our backyard. We used the map in Huggie and Stick to see where New Zealand is. When the library is finished it would be nice to have a world map that we could label with the book we read.
It was interesting for our students to compare Inky to the octopus we know - the Giant Pacific Octopus which nests in our backyard. We used the map in Huggie and Stick to see where New Zealand is. When the library is finished it would be nice to have a world map that we could label with the book we read.