By: Michael Stavarič(Author), Michèle Ganser(Illustrator), Oliver Latsch(Translated by)
144 pages, b/w illustrations
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What do the ocean and space have in common?
How did octopuses and humans evolve?
What exactly are cephalopods - and why do they have such a funny name?
Octopuses are the oldest and most intelligent creatures on our planet, true aliens whose abilities amaze us. Michael Stavarič and Michèle Ganser have created a non-fiction book full of surprising twists and turns that offer much more than just imparting knowledge. Together with their readers, they embark on an adventure into the world of the octopus.
Full of funny details and vivid descriptions, Amazing Octopus is a book that is as unusual as the octopus itself.
Originally published in German in 2021 by Leykam as Faszination Krake: Wesen einer unbekannten Welt.
Age Level: Junior scientist
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Michael Stavarič was born in Brno in 1972 and works in Vienna as a freelance writer, translator and lecturer. He has received numerous scholarships and awards, including the LeseLenz Prize for Young Literature, the Adelbert Chamisso Prize, the Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, the Children's Book Prize of the City of Vienna, the German Design Award, the Wartholz Literature Prize and the Hohenems Literature Prize. He would have liked to be a marine biologist and now he writes children's books, novels, plays and poetry. When he's not writing books, he spends his time making nature documentaries.
Michèle Ganser was born in Aachen in 1995 and studied communication design in Aachen and Mainz. She is particularly fascinated by space, the stars and the different planets. In her illustrations, she combines exciting topics in an unusual way and thus creates completely new worlds. In her free time, she likes to read – preferably science fiction novels.
By: Michael Stavarič(Author), Michèle Ganser(Illustrator), Oliver Latsch(Translated by)
144 pages, b/w illustrations
"As exciting and entertaining as a non-fiction book can be"
– Greenpeace Magazine
"A beautifully illustrated dopamine hit of octopus facts [...] The point that the depths of the ocean still remain as unknown as outer space is made gorgeously throughout the book by Michèle Ganser's star-spangled, otherworldly illustrations. Dive in and be amazed."
– The Times, Children's Book of the Week (UK)
"This book not only is beautiful, but, when you read it, you will realize that the octopus, the Amazing Octopus, is also a thing of beauty. Anyone who reads this book will certainly want to learn more about this fascinating, and amazing, sea creature."
– Children's Literature
"This wonderfully beautiful children's book is a delight for readers. Hopefully for octopuses too"
– Peter Pisa, Kurier
"A delight for ages from eight to infinity"
– Andrea Grill
"This book is a stroke of luck in children's literature. After reading it, many readers will want to become researchers to investigate the whole universe and all things large and small"
– Peter Mayr, Der Standard
