When they discover he is the only one, they help him feel better by describing the ways in which they are unique, teaching him that people with all kinds of differences can be friends. The creature is lonely and so the Octonauts travel the ocean in search of a companion creature. The Octonauts are interrupted in their morning routine by a large Octopus attempting to hug the Octopod. This is my favorite of the four original stories. You are required to physically turn the book around 90 degrees on each of four pages, until you have gone 360 degrees, in order to follow them on their journey. In one instance the Octonauts search the four corners of the ocean. There is a touch of whimsy in not only the artwork but also the construction of of the books. In one story there is an Escher-like moment as the team journeys through a series of caverns and cannot tell up from down. Meomi presents characters that are both cutesy and beautiful at the same glance.The artwork translates easily to a coloring page, but is also full of enough detail to make each reading a different adventure. The artistry in The Octonauts original books carries with it the same playful appearance as the Olympic mascots. Meomi are the creative team behind the mascots from the 2010 Winter Olympics, Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk. The illustrations might seem familiar and you'd be right to think so. The only animal not based in reality is Tunip the cook, one of several "Vegimals" aboard the Octopod. There is a medic, an engineer, a captain and his first officer, a doctor (of Marine Biology), a cook, a professor who seems to be in charge and presumably funds the operation, and a photographer/controller to record and report all their exploits. The crew resembles the USS Enterprise in composition of staff, with each animal bringing different skills to the team. Their motto, "Explore! Rescue! Protect!" summarizes quite accurately the thrust of each story. The Octonauts are a crew of animals who reside in an underwater base that resembles an Octopus, called the Octopod. The first books were published in the US in 2006 and the UK in 2009, and they were then made into a cartoon in 2010. The Octonauts are the work of Meomi, otherwise known as Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy. Which is why, after watching The Octonauts with him whenever possible, after purchasing him an Octopod Playset for Christmas, and after reading the Wikipedia article which describes The Octonauts as a cross between Star Trek and Jacques Cousteau we were both over the moon to finally read the books. It's my responsibility as a GeekMom to make sure that he has access to his favorite things in all available mediums. Okay, so maybe when my son likes something I go a little overboard. If I can, I'll get the books, the t-shirts, the coloring pages. I'm all for supporting my son's obsessions.
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