Octopus Moves
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2025

Octopus Moves

By Bob Barner

Part of the I Like to Read series

Octopus needs help to move. Can friends make it happen?

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32 pages
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Octopus dreams of moving but can't do it alone. With the help of Shrimp, Crab, and Seahorse, this ocean adventure becomes a lesson in teamwork and friendship. Will their combined efforts succeed? Dive into this colorful tale where cooperation makes anything possible, and discover the joy of asking for help.

From the publisher

Octopus wants to move, but needs friends to help! Swim along with the ocean’s cutest creatures in this sweet early reader for preschool-aged children. Octopus wants to move. Shrimp helps.Crab helps.Seahorse helps. Bob Barner has created a whimsical world where it’s always okay to ask for help, and no task is too big with your friends swimming by your side. Parents will appreciate the emphasis on teamwork, cooperation, and community, while bright colors and expressive characters will make developing readers feel right at home. The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators–including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors–create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Early Reader
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about helping othersBooks about sea creaturesBooks about marine lifeBooks about octopuses
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Book details

Publication
Published
April 15, 2025
Publisher
Holiday House
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780823458158

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