Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Octopuses!
by Laurence Pringle
Illustrator: Meryl Henderson
Ages: 9+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press/Highlights
ISBN: 978-1-59078-928-5
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers
Learn all about these solitary, highly intelligent mollusks who can change color and shape in a fraction of a second and perform complex tasks. Finely detailed watercolor illustrations. Glossary, bibliography, and index.