
By Maile Meloy, Felicita Sala (Illustrator)
An octopus plans a daring escape from captivity.
Captured from his serene ocean home, an octopus finds himself in an aquarium, where daily monotony and confinement test his spirit. As he yearns for freedom, he devises a bold escape plan. Will he succeed in returning to the wild, or remain a prisoner of human curiosity? This tale of resilience and the quest for liberty explores the deep connection between nature and the call of home.
From a New York Times bestselling author comes this poignant, lyrical tale about nature’s great escape artist–perfect for fans of the Oscar-winning documentary film My Octopus Teacher. The octopus is happy in his undersea cave until one day, a diver captures him and takes him to live in an aquarium. The humans give him food and tests that look like toys. But every day is the same, and the octopus soon tires of captive life. And so, under the cover of darkness, he makes his daring escape… Maile Meloy and Felicita Sala bring us a story full of excitement and heart, about the thrill of hard-won freedom and the pull of home.
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