It follows a fairly standard format of similar non-fiction counting books:  it’s got larger print offering a couple lines of rhyming text on each page that indicate how each number relates to octopuses, and then smaller text offers a paragraph or two elaborating on the original statement.  The illustrations are rather Steven Jenkins-ish, which attract young readers, and the text presents its information in a simple, direct manner, easy for young readers to comprehend.  The first nine numbers state assorted facts about octopuses; and number ten lists and describes ten different types of octopuses, including scale images to show their sizes relatives to humans.  The octopus crafts outlined on the final two pages seem a bit superfluous, but other than that it’s a solid choice for beginning informational text.