Strange and wonderful is right!  This amazing, intelligent invertebrate is a mollusk.  The book features extremely accurate, detailed illustrations rather than photographs.  Pringle includes a wide variety of factual information which captures the attention of any reader.  It is written mostly in engaging text rather than isolated snippets accompanying a photo.  The fascinating introduction to the octopus tells of different species, its intelligence, shapes, colors, textures of skin, methods of hunting, survival, and predators.  Henderson’s accurate, appealing, and colorful illustrations are well paired with the text.  A glossary, index, additional resources, and related quality websites are included.