Shoemaker, Kate

The octopus is a perfect animal to demonstrate the extraordinary adaptations that some animals possess to help them survive in their habitats. An octopus's abilities to camouflage itself and squeeze into tight places are great ways to hide from fearsome predators. They even have a few more bizarre talents. They can squirt ink clouds to screen their getaway or even create an inky image of another octopus! Readers will want to learn even more high-interest octopus facts after this colorful look at one of nature's grossest, and coolest, marine creatures.

"Phew! Luckily, a skunk's infamous stench isn't the way it smells all the time. Instead, it's a secret weapon. The black and white mammal can actually aim and squirt its stinky liquid at its enemy or create a cloud of disgusting smell as it runs away. Readers of this amusing and informative peek into one of nature's stinkiest creatures will learn there are several species of skunks and what to do to avoid being sprayed"--Provided by the publisher.