Meet incredible animals with all kinds of highly developed senses and learn about the jobs they do in this fantastic book full of amazing facts, cool science and exciting activities, from the experts at MIT Kids Press.

Did you know a dog can smell over ten thousand times better than you can? Or that a pigeon can find her way home from up to a thousand miles away? Or even that fish can alert us when our water is contaminated?

From echolocation to electroreception, find out about the super senses animals use to navigate their world - and to accomplish what humans can't do alone. As you learn about these amazing animals, you will get a chance to test out your own senses with hands-on activities.

You'll be amazed at what you discover in this fact-filled STEM book for curious kids!

About the Author

Christina Couch and Cara Giaimo are science journalists and alums of the MIT graduate programme in science writing. Christina Couch writes about the wonderful weirdness of brains (organic and artificial) and Cara Giaimo writes about the amazing lives of animals. You can find their work in the New York Times, Wired, Atlas Obscura, NOVA, and other outlets. They live in the Boston area, USA.

Daniel Duncan is the author-illustrator of South and the illustrator of Mr Posey's New Glasses by Ted Kooser, The Girl Who Could Fix Anything by Mara Rockliff, and The Purple Puffy Coat by Maribeth Boelts. Daniel Duncan creates most of his work in an old stable turned studio on the outskirts of London; he lives in Buckinghamshire.

Reviews
Altogether an engaging and enlightening book. * Red Reading Hub *



Book Information
ISBN 9781529510515
Author Cara Giaimo
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 490g
Dimensions(mm) 220mm * 180mm * 12mm