The Science of Senses

The animal kingdom has many weird and wonderful creatures in it. How do their unique traits and adaptations help them survive in the wild? This series explores how the form and function of animal senses help them survive in their habitats, and how their environments have forced them to adapt. Each book provides a simple but informative approach for the curious reader, containing vivid photographs, compelling facts, interesting sidebars, and scientific explanations for how animals feel, hear, see, taste, and smell.
Each Book Contains:
? A detailed map focusing on an animal?s habitat and how its geographic region can affect its senses
? Engaging and educational sidebars highlighting how a particular sense works in different animals
? Fact boxes that provide short, fun details about animals? senses
? An in-chapter comparison section that contrasts an animal?s sense to that of a human
Curriculum Connections:
? Students will gain an understanding of the ways animal characteristics and environments contribute to their different ways of experiencing the world around them through sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
? Students will be able to compare different animal senses to their own senses
? Students will develop map-reading skills through maps that show the geography and habitats of animals covered
? Applies Next Generation Science Standards for grades 3?5