Coral's Reef Author:Dee Scarr An Underwater Friend — "Thank you!" said the octopus, as he wrapped one of his arms around the fish Coral handed him. Coral and her friend Tommy couldn't believe it. They'd never heard of a talking octopus. — But Coral and Thomas were making all kinds of amazing discoveries snorkeling in the clear blue waters off the island of Bonaire. Oliver Octo... more »pus (he picked the name himself) was the most amazing of all. Not only could he talk, but he could change color or disappear in a cloud of his own ink. Oliver told them all about the other creatures of the sea--the strange-looking frogfish, the cleaner shrimp and the anemone, the parrotfish and his companion the trumpetfish, and the moray eel who sometimes likes to eat octopuses!
One day Oliver disappears, and Coral and Tommy are very worried about their new friend. But on their very first scuba diving adventure, they discover that Oliver knows a lot more about getting along in his ocean home than they do.« less