When Nico rescues an octopus caught in a fisherman's net, his parents think it's a strange choice of pet. Nico keeps it in a tank, feeds it crabs and small fish and soon discovers that his octopus is extremely clever - amazing, amusing and always surprising. It can pull a cork from a bottle and drill a hole in a shell with its beak. But the worst thing in the world happens: Nico's octopus gets ill, and when his friend the old fisherman tells him why, it's sad news, but wonderful too...
| ISBN | 1845070291 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9781845070298
(What's this?) | | Pages | 32 | | Publisher | Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books | | Previous ISBN | 9780711222922 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 212 | | Publication date | 01 Feb 2005 | | Width (mm) | 268 | | Illustrator | Nilesh Mistry | | Academic level | Children | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Interest age | 5 To 8 |
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