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How to Hide an Octopus and Other Sea Creatures

by Ruth Heller · 1985

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With stunning, full-color illustrations of sea creatures, and an informative, rhyming text, Heller leads young ones on a search for a giant red sea dragon, a huge crab, and several exotic fish as she explores the secrets of camouflage in the ocean depths. A Reading Rainbow Review Title.

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childrenspicture books
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short · 32 pages
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