The Octopus Scientists
by Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
A team of five researchers, led by 69-year-old psychologist Jennifer Mather, have... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 20,110
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1020L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 173900, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Octopuses--Research--French Polynesia--Moorea
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Marine Life
- French Polynesia
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Octopuses--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
- Mather, Jennifer A
- Moorea
- Octopuses
- Mather, Jennifer A.--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
- Octopuses--Research--French Polynesia--Moorea--Juvenile literature
- Research
- Oceanography--Juvenile literature
- Polynesia--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Biology
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About the Authors 5
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Author Interviews 4
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Awards & Distinctions 4
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