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Animal Senses

How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell and Feel

by (author) Pamela Hickman

illustrated by Pat Stephens

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Apr 1998
Category
General
Recommended Age
7 to 11
Recommended Grade
2 to 6
Recommended Reading age
7 to 11
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550744255
    Publish Date
    Apr 1998
    List Price
    $7.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550744231
    Publish Date
    Feb 1998
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

Imagine that you had to taste your dinner by walking on it, like a butterfly, or use your tongue to sniff out your next snack, like a snake. Animal Senses reveals the extraordinary ways animals sense their environment. Easy-to-do experiments and activities show kids how to compare animal senses to their own. With stunning, realistic illustrations, this book from the Animal Behavior series is an innovative approach to understanding animal life.

About the authors

PAMELA HICKMAN is the author of over forty non-fiction books for children, including winners of the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, the Best Book Award from the Society of School Librarians International and the Canadian Authors Association Lilla Sterling Memorial Award. She co-authored the first book in this series, Righting Canada's Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War. She lives in Canning, Nova Scotia.

Pamela Hickman's profile page

Pat Stephens is the illustrator of many books for children. Her art appears in the Animal Behavior series and the Kids Can Press Wildlife Series. Pat lives in Durham, Ontario.

Pat Stephens' profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Teachers Choices, International Reading Association
  • Winner, Selected as Outstanding by Parent Council®
  • Winner, Our Choice, Canadian Children's Book Centre
  • Winner, Parents' Choice Approved
  • Short-listed, Ann Connor-Brimer Award

Editorial Reviews

Kids will find plenty of intriguing information about how different animals ... see, hear, smell, taste and feel what's around them ... This attractive volume combines pick-me-up visual appeal with solid facts about animal senses.—Booklist

Attractive and easy to read.—School Library Journal

A wonderful introduction to the world of animals ... the illustrations are informative and accurate ... An excellent teaching tool not only within the classroom, but also for parents and their children.—Science Books and Films

Bursting with interesting facts, realistic illustrations, and hands-on activities, this excellent resource reveals the unique ways that animals use their five senses to explore the environment.—Gifted Education Press Quarterly

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