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The Octonauts
The Octonauts Explore the Great Big Ocean
A brand new classic picture book in an exciting new format featuring the global sensations, The Octonauts by Meomi. With glow in the dark ink, a surprise page to fold out - and lots of exciting detail - this is the ultimate gift book for Octonauts-crazy children!
The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean. From their underwater base, the Octopod, the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun and excitement!
The Octonauts are researching underwater habitats around the world, when Tunip the Vegimal starts to wonder where he comes from. So begins another underwater adventure full of fun and surprises as the Octonauts take Tunip and his Vegimal friends on an exciting trip around the world, on a quest for his true home.
An action-packed nautical adventure with pages crammed full of additional information about each of the eight intrepid explorers – guaranteed to delight Octonauts fans all around the world!
The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean. From their underwater base, the Octopod, the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun and excitement!
The Octonauts are researching underwater habitats around the world, when Tunip the Vegimal starts to wonder where he comes from. So begins another underwater adventure full of fun and surprises as the Octonauts take Tunip and his Vegimal friends on an exciting trip around the world, on a quest for his true home.
An action-packed nautical adventure with pages crammed full of additional information about each of the eight intrepid explorers – guaranteed to delight Octonauts fans all around the world!
40 pages, Hardcover
First published October 25, 2012
About the author
Meomi
63 books29 followersMEOMI is Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy. Vicki and Michael both write and illustrate the Octonauts books - although people tend to assume Vicki is the writer and Michael is the illustrator - this might be because of Michael's wavey hair.
Meomi enjoys spending their time making up silly stories, drinking tea, and drawing strange characters.
Meomi's artwork has been featured in numerous illustration and design books, while their art has appeared on a wide variety of merchandise worldwide. They are the designers of the beloved Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic mascots (Quatchi, Miga, Sumi and Mukmuk), and have created art for such clients as Google, Yo GabbaGabba, Chickadee Magazine, Electronic Arts, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and CBC4Kids.
See more of their work at www.meomi.com
Meomi enjoys spending their time making up silly stories, drinking tea, and drawing strange characters.
Meomi's artwork has been featured in numerous illustration and design books, while their art has appeared on a wide variety of merchandise worldwide. They are the designers of the beloved Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic mascots (Quatchi, Miga, Sumi and Mukmuk), and have created art for such clients as Google, Yo GabbaGabba, Chickadee Magazine, Electronic Arts, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and CBC4Kids.
See more of their work at www.meomi.com
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
May 17, 2021
My son has been a big fan of the Octonauts for the last several weeks, and then my mother-in-law sent him this book tonight and we read it three times in a row!
It's a fun book where we follow the Octonauts as they look for the Vegimals' home habitats by exploring the ocean, and the kelp cake baking takes the cake (as it were). This book also has fun cross-section drawings of the Octopods and the various GUP vessels, but the focus is a bit more on the Vegimals than the main crew. There's also a cool glow-in-the-dark page that my son loved when we turned off the lights.
It's a fun book where we follow the Octonauts as they look for the Vegimals' home habitats by exploring the ocean, and the kelp cake baking takes the cake (as it were). This book also has fun cross-section drawings of the Octopods and the various GUP vessels, but the focus is a bit more on the Vegimals than the main crew. There's also a cool glow-in-the-dark page that my son loved when we turned off the lights.
June 22, 2023
This was my favorite of the Octonauts books, and M also liked it. The crew explores the ocean looking for the original habitat of the Vegimals, most notably Tunip. Will they ever find the Vegimals' home...?
May 13, 2019
At long last, I finally got hold of this book! A charming addition to the Octonauts series. When the Vegimals realize that they do not know where they came from, the Octonauts travel with them to all the different undersea habitats. It's an excellent introduction for young children (and adults who still love children's books!) The illustrations are lovely and the storyline simple and clear.
I promptly put in a request that my library purchase this book for our collection.
I promptly put in a request that my library purchase this book for our collection.
December 31, 2025
We're so proud of you for reading about the Octonauts! You learned something beautiful—that every ocean creature matters, no matter how small. Just like Captain Barnacles and his friends help animals in the sea, you can help your friends at school when they need you. Being kind and helping others makes you a hero too! You're becoming such a wonderful reader, and we love seeing you discover new things. Keep exploring books, sweetheart—they're your treasures!
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August 3, 2018
Fold out diagram of octopod, glow in dark page and amazing illustrations as always, great book!
November 1, 2018
Great book. Lots of colourful pictures to talk about and my kids love naming the kelp cakes lol
January 24, 2020
Good for young children
Good for young children. Great pictures and stories and science. Great lessons for children and adults. Good great colors and sea creatures
Good for young children. Great pictures and stories and science. Great lessons for children and adults. Good great colors and sea creatures
June 28, 2020
Love it.
Another cute Octonauts book. They look at several ocean boomed and we get more interactions with thermals which I find very enjoyable.
Another cute Octonauts book. They look at several ocean boomed and we get more interactions with thermals which I find very enjoyable.
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August 22, 2021I've never watched this show, but this book is delightful! It cleverly mixes learning science with vocabulary, not to mention the sensory play with raised pages and glow-in-the dark! Very cute!!!
October 12, 2023
It warms our hearts to hear that you've navigated through "The Octonauts Explore the Great Big Ocean" by Meomi. The tale underscores the vastness of our world and the wonders that await when we explore with an open heart.
Our big, beautiful ocean is full of mysteries, and exploration is vital to understanding and appreciating its wonders.
Keep reading, and let your adventurous spirit lead the way!
Love,
Father & Mother
Our big, beautiful ocean is full of mysteries, and exploration is vital to understanding and appreciating its wonders.
Keep reading, and let your adventurous spirit lead the way!
Love,
Father & Mother
October 5, 2024
Got this in a charity shop and have had to read it multiple times a day since. T loves it.
July 30, 2023
This is a cute story based on the animated TV series The Octonauts. Eight characters go on underwater adventures together, this time to try to find the original habitat of Tunip and his fellow Vegimals. In this book is a fold-out page and some glow-in-the-dark creatures. There is detailed information to add to the story and marvellous illustrations.
I used this book for the Summer part of 52BookClub's 2023 reading challenge,prompt "Pick Your Destination: a book set at the beach."
I used this book for the Summer part of 52BookClub's 2023 reading challenge,prompt "Pick Your Destination: a book set at the beach."
December 18, 2012
The Octonauts explore the great big ocean is a greatly colourful book that not only has a wonderful story but it also has some lovely little extras on some pages like different kinds of shells and kelp cakes, extending the fun for little readers and making the book more interactive. I also love the glow in the dark page.
So much detail and colour has gone into all the illustrations, Oliver spent a long time studying them as we read through the story.
The book has a great moral that home really is where you heart is and what you make it and that it's great to have friends. Some lovely life lessons for children, I think.
We really enjoyed The Octonauts explore the great big ocean and will be looking out for more books and now Oliver wants to give the TV show a try!
Favourite illustration
Our favourite was definitely the glow in the dark page! Its really cool and the dark background makes it stand out from the other pages. There's a lot of detail and so much going on in the picture and all the Octonauts equipment is labelled. It's a great picture and would even make a lovely poster.
So much detail and colour has gone into all the illustrations, Oliver spent a long time studying them as we read through the story.
The book has a great moral that home really is where you heart is and what you make it and that it's great to have friends. Some lovely life lessons for children, I think.
We really enjoyed The Octonauts explore the great big ocean and will be looking out for more books and now Oliver wants to give the TV show a try!
Favourite illustration
Our favourite was definitely the glow in the dark page! Its really cool and the dark background makes it stand out from the other pages. There's a lot of detail and so much going on in the picture and all the Octonauts equipment is labelled. It's a great picture and would even make a lovely poster.
July 1, 2014
Little Dude loves this series (both the tv show and the books), and I enjoy reading them to him. Colourful pictures with lots of funny, cute goings-on aside from the main plot. And a dash of learning about sea creatures and habitats too.
January 28, 2014
Terrific series of books. The illustrations are amazing. I find myself enjoying the read just as much as my children do.
December 30, 2016
Lots of fun information to read aloud to the the kids. Illustrations are so cute and are in a different style than in the television series. There are 2 glow in the dark pages that are really cool.
July 23, 2016
Not sure how it would be received by kids not familiar with the show, but great book for fans.
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