
Inky's Great Escape: The Incredible (and Mostly True) Story of an Octopus Escape
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ISBN-13: | 9781454926351 |
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Publisher: | Sterling Children's Books |
Publication date: | 11/07/2017 |
Pages: | 32 |
Sales rank: | 1,157,758 |
Product dimensions: | 9.10(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.50(d) |
Age Range: | 5 - 18 Years |
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Inky's Great Escape: The Incredible (and Mostly True) Story of an Octopus Escape
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Inky was once a great octopus escape artist, but decided to take a rest and live in the aquarium, where he tells his best friend Blotchy about his adventurous tales. But after listening to the stories time and again, Blotchy wonders how many are really true—if any of them. Inky will prove that he is indeed the greatest escape artist and plan the biggest escape of all time.
Inky is an octopus to love. Pride and joy radiate off of him on every page, and even when Blotchy admits that he doesn't believe all tales, Inky doesn't splash a wave of negativity. Instead, his adventurous spirit breaks free and his determination becomes contagious. He's an octopus to cheer for from beginning to end, and proves that everything is possible. It only takes a few things: patience, determination and some laid out work (through plans, in this case).
The illustrations are bright and bold, allowing the ocean life in its vibrant variety to come across with tons of glory. Inky, with his lovely orange, is hard to miss and demands attention. The illustrations allow the story to come to life, and there are little details young listeners are sure to want to discover time and again.
Text mixes with the illustrations, allowing the story to sink in and yet, remain easy to read. There are a few guaranteed giggles here and there,and a couple higher level vocabulary terms dot the text, just the right amount to not throw readers off but to allow them to learn a word or two. It's a fun, active story which rolls along nicely. While being warm and encouraging, the ending does leave with a hint of melancholy, which will have readers wondering a little but also lead their imaginations to spin about the outcome.
I received a complimentary copy and found this octopus so neat that I wanted to leave my honest thoughts.
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