El pulpo se escapa (The Octopus Escapes)
By Maile Meloy
Illustrators
Illustrated by Felicita Sala
Edition
By Maile Meloy
Hardcover edition
Publisher Penguin Random House Imprint G.P. Putnam's Sons ISBN9780593532966
El pulpo se escapa (The Octopus Escapes)
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SKU
9780593532966J
From a New York Times bestselling author comes this poignant, lyrical tale about nature's great escape artist—perfect for fans of the Oscar-winning documentary film My Octopus Teacher. Now in a Spanish-language edition!
The octopus is happy in his undersea cave until one day, a diver captures him and takes him to live in an aquarium. The humans give him food and tests that look like toys. But every day is the same, and the octopus soon tires of captive life. And so, under the cover of darkness, he makes his daring escape...
Maile Meloy and Felicita Sala bring us a story full of excitement and heart, about the thrill of hard-won freedom and the pull of home.
The octopus is happy in his undersea cave until one day, a diver captures him and takes him to live in an aquarium. The humans give him food and tests that look like toys. But every day is the same, and the octopus soon tires of captive life. And so, under the cover of darkness, he makes his daring escape...
Maile Meloy and Felicita Sala bring us a story full of excitement and heart, about the thrill of hard-won freedom and the pull of home.
Full-color illustrations were done in gouache, watercolor, and pastels.
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Primary Spanish (Grades K-3)
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