The Escape Artist : A True Story of Octopus Adventure

Thor Hanson, Galia Bernstein (Illustrated by) Hardcover | 32 pages Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Marine Life When Inky the octopus slipped out of his tank at the National Aquarium in New Zealand, his audacious escape made headlines around the world. Biologist Thor Hanson’s funny, informational text and Galia Bernstein’s illuminating, humorous pictures showcase the intelligence and curiosity of the octopus. For fans of Yoshi and the Ocean and Star and the Maestro. Features back matter. A rock. A pot. Some sand. A light. And those same four walls, day in and day out. Inky the octopus has only ever known his tank at the aquarium in New Zealand. Understimulated and craving answers, he watches the people walk by and wonders where they go—until one fateful day when the lock on his tank is left unlatched. Inky escapes, and miraculously makes his way into a drainpipe and out to the ocean.