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Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 166 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,543,907 ratings — published 2022
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.94 — 63,167 ratings — published 2015
The Mountain in the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.87 — 40,615 ratings — published 2022
Other Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,416 ratings — published 2016
The Octopus Escapes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.04 — 603 ratings — published
Octopus: The Ocean's Intelligent Invertebrate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.04 — 607 ratings — published 2010
My Octopus Arms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.71 — 404 ratings — published 2013
Secrets of the Octopus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,214 ratings — published 2024
Sea Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.57 — 7,935 ratings — published 2023
The Octopuppy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.00 — 748 ratings — published 2013
How to Get Your Octopus to School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.23 — 542 ratings — published
Octopus Shocktopus! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.24 — 407 ratings — published 2022
Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.74 — 773 ratings — published 2023
Children of Ruin (Children of Time, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.05 — 68,914 ratings — published 2019
Thank You, Octopus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.83 — 593 ratings — published 2014
The Escape Artist: A True Story of Octopus Adventure (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.31 — 250 ratings — published 2025
Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,644 ratings — published 2017
Octopus Escapes Again!: A Marine Biology Book for Kids Perfect for the Classroom (Includes Octopus Facts and Fun Activities)
by (shelved 6 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.96 — 129 ratings — published 2016
Take Your Octopus to School Day (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.39 — 165 ratings — published
Inky the Octopus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,348 ratings — published 2018
Also an Octopus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.99 — 988 ratings — published 2016
Octopus Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.79 — 755 ratings — published 2013
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.43 — 28,614 ratings — published 2025
The Octopus and I (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,516 ratings — published 2020
Arlo Draws an Octopus: A Picture Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.81 — 313 ratings — published
How to Put an Octopus to Bed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.19 — 454 ratings — published 2020
The Mermaid (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,187 ratings — published 2017
Poor Little Guy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,141 ratings — published 2016
Hello, My Name is Octicorn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,046 ratings — published 2013
Penguin and Ollie (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.76 — 177 ratings — published 2023
Behold the Octopus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.30 — 132 ratings — published
The Benefits of Being an Octopus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.21 — 16,633 ratings — published 2018
Milo Is Missing Something (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.43 — 217 ratings — published 2021
Learning From the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.76 — 224 ratings — published 2012
Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.26 — 724 ratings — published 2018
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.06 — 14,074 ratings — published 2018
Octopants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.01 — 456 ratings — published 2018
Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.53 — 190 ratings — published 2014
Squid and Octopus Friends for Always (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,294 ratings — published 2012
Octopus Soup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.70 — 243 ratings — published 2011
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,952 ratings — published 2011
An Octopus Followed Me Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.72 — 188 ratings — published 1997
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.08 — 15,065 ratings — published 2022
I Am Not an Octopus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.59 — 179 ratings — published 2022
Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish: A Visual, Scientific Guide to the Oceans’ Most Advanced Invertebrates (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.40 — 109 ratings — published 2018
Inky's Great Escape: The Incredible (and Mostly True) Story of an Octopus Escape
by (shelved 3 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.75 — 230 ratings — published 2017
Super Suckers: The Giant Pacific Octopus and Other Cephalopods of the Pacific Coast (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.07 — 28 ratings — published 2009
Octopus!: The Most Mysterious Creature in the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as octopus)
avg rating 3.30 — 637 ratings — published 2013
The Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as octopus)
avg rating 4.05 — 474 ratings — published 2015
“At the same time, animals that are very cognitively complex tend to have a slow development (although there are exceptions to this, such as the common octopus, whose life expectancy in the wild barely surpasses one year, and yet they are exceedingly smart).”
― Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death
― Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death
“Like an octopus, we contain several hearts, one to keep, some to walk around outside us”
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