What age is I’m a Dumbo Octopus! for?

Most kids can read it on their own from about age 8. As a read-aloud, it works from about age 7.

Is I’m a Dumbo Octopus! part of a series?

Yes. It’s Anne Lambelet’s Marine Life Graphic Guides, book 1 of 2.

Ages 8+1-min guideAnimalsNatureGraphic novel

I’m a Dumbo Octopus!

Name: I’m a Dumbo Octopus!
Author: Anne Lambelet

by Anne Lambelet

Good fitA good fit for most kids 8 and up. A funny comic packed with real facts about octopuses and squids. The text is short and easy to follow.

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What it’s about

Grimpy, a dumbo octopus, gives a tour of his cephalopod cousins. Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish and nautiluses show off their amazing skills. It’s a comic packed with real science.

The ending

What might come up

Big feelingsA littleGrimpy feels he isn’t special and cries, until his cousins cheer him up.

LanguageNone

RomanceNone

Why kids like it

A cute, chatty octopus guide and wild facts, like octopuses having nine brains.

Free printable quiz

1
What is Grimpy’s name short for?
2
Do octopuses have arms or tentacles?
3
Which octopus uses tools?
4
How many brains does an octopus have?