Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I’m hooked on these books

Obsessive About Octopuses, by Owen Davey

Curious About Crocodiles by Owen Davey

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I will admit it, I am hooked on Owen Davey and their animal books. In Obsessive About Octopuses, I learned facts that I did not even know I needed to know about octopuses! All sizes, shapes, color, bone, no bone, deadly, mimics and more are covered. The pages are detailed, but not crowded. There is much going on, but it is also accessible for most ages. Each piece of information is presented to be educational and fun. I have found probably one of my new […]

In which I recommend an exceptionally good movie in place of this book

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery

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Scroll all the way to the bottom for movie recommendation! Is anything quite so disappointing as picking up a book that you fully expect to be a five-star read and being met with something you can only generously call mediocre? I was so excited at the prospect of learning about octopuses, those wonderful invertebrates, that I sat down with my beloved book darts, certain that I’d want to permanently tag many interesting passages. Now a few golden embellishments stare up at me from the pages, […]



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