Karen Wallace

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a Giant Octopus and how she searches for a home at the bottom of the ocean, lays her eggs and protects them from predators until they can hatch.

Continuing the Read and Wonder series, which combines fictional stories with facts, Wallace follows a black bear mother and two cubs from the cubs' birth through their second summer. Pencil-and-watercolor illustrations on double-page spreads often show the mother's watchful behavior on one page and the cubs' playful actions on the other.