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"Combining simple text with gorgeous photos, the latest addition to Jane Brocket's Clever Concepts series encourages children to use all five of their senses (and the corresponding body parts associated with those senses) to investigate the world around them."--

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the sense of smell. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Introduces the sense of smell, discusses how it works, and describes other things people do with their nose, including plugging it, blowing it, and giving Eskimo kisses. Introduces the sense of smell, discusses how it works, and describes other things people do with their noses, including plugging it, blowing it, and giving Eskimo kisses.

"Smell, sight, sound, touch, and taste . . . these are our senses. They help us understand the world around us. But what about animals? Do cats taste ice cream? Can fish hear sounds underwater? Which animal smells with its tongue? Learn more about how animals sense the world around them."--

A simple presentation of the five senses, demonstrating some ways we use them.

Sophie listens and watches for the signs of spring--the melting ice, the blue sky--until one day the raindrops come and spring is here.

"Our senses are what make life worth living. They allow us to appreciate a sip of an ice-cold drink, the sound of laughter, the touch of a lover. But only recently have incredible advances in sensory biology given us the ability to understand how and why our senses evolved as they have. In Where We Meet the World, biologist Ashley Ward takes readers on a breathtaking tour of how our senses function. Ward looks at not only the five major senses--vision,...

There is no better way to learn about our five senses than stepping outside! Follow kids of all colors, genders, and ability levels, as they explore nature with their fingers, toes, noses, ears, and taste buds. Written as a sweet poem that will become an anthem for all nature explorations, these beautiful full-color photographs show how we can sense and experience nature everywhere.

"How do I see things? Why do I have to take a bath? Why do I have to eat my vegetables?" This nonfiction series provides young readers with answers to these commonly asked questions and more, with simple introductions to the senses, good hygiene, nutrition, exercise, and the human body. Each book features colorful photographs and simple text to encourage independent reading.

"Chapters focused on the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, infrasonic hearing, magnetoception, and electroreception detail how a variety of animals experience the world around them, focusing on how their biological adaptations to specific ecological niches contribute to senses that often seem extraordinary compared to those of humans. The fully illustrated text includes a table of contents, glossary, and index."--