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THE OCTONAUTS are a crew of cute critters who love to explore the big blue ocean. From their undersea Octopod base, the eight talented animals (including a brainy octopus, a big-hearted penguin, and a daredevil kitten) are always ready for fun and excitement. In their latest adventure, all the shadows in the world have gone missing! The Octonauts have to travel to the mysterious Sea of Shade to learn why. Can the Octonauts convince the great Shade King to return everyone's shadows? Created by popular illustration and design team, MEOMI, the Octonauts will excite the imaginations of kids and adults of all ages.

Visit the Octonauts online!

www.octonauts.com

Copyright 2007 MEOMI Design: Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy First hardcover edition published 2007

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All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Immedium Special Sales at sales@immedium.com. This book was typeset with Rosewood, Usherwood, and hand-drawn Meomi alphabet. Most of the illustrations were drawn with Adobe Illustrator while drinking copious amounts of English breakfast tea. Edited by Don Menn Design by Meomi and Stefanie Liang Printed in Singapore 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Meomi (Firm) The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade / by Meomi. -- 1st hardcover ed. p. cm. Summary: When the shadows in the ocean go missing, the Octonauts, a team of eight animal underwater explorers, must travel to the Sea of Shade to find them. ISBN-13: 978-1-59702-010-7 (hardcover) [1. Underwater exploration--Fiction. 2. Shadows--Fiction. 3. Animals--Fiction.] I. Title. PZ7.M5322Oi 2007 [E]--dc22 2007011626 Please be kind to shadows.

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It was a quiet afternoon under the deep green sea when...

Captain Barnacles was writing in his log.

Professor Inkling was enjoying his high tea.

Dr. Shellington was polishing his clam collection.

Peso Penguin was practicing piano.

Tunip the Vegimal was baking a cake.

Kwazii Kitten was chewing on some yarn.

Sauci Dog was playing basketball.

Tweak Bunny was... where was Tweak?

MEOMI is Vicki Wong (Vancouver) and


Michael Murphy (Los Angeles). They live in a giant teacup with lots of stuffed animal friends. Meomi has designed characters for clothing, toys, merchandise, and magazines worldwide. Sometimes nice people like Google, CBC4Kids, Cyworld, Electronic Arts, Time Out magazine, and Girls Inc. hire them to draw stuff. Learn more at www.meomi.com.

"... these will quickly become favorites in your household as they have fun characters and show such an adventurous and stunning world under the sea that one cannot help but want to learn more about." Super Cool Baby "Meomi's story will inspire discussion about issues as far ranging as underwater creatures, monsters, submarines, friendship, traveling to different parts of the world, and individuality. Recommended." CM: Canadian Review of Materials

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Printed in Singapore

"Critter lovers, young and old alike, will fall in love with Meomi's new book series based on the voyages of their popular gang of explorers... sure to charm its way to the inner child in all of us." Venus Zine

"The Octonauts has gained an international cult following for its beautifully rendered and vibrant illustrations (and refreshingly sassy characters)." Vancouver Magazine

"A wonderfully imaginative and enchanting tale." Midwest Book Review

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