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Description
The book explores how various animals perceive the world through their senses, including bats that navigate using echolocation and foxes that locate prey beneath snow. It examines the five traditional senses sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing and describes how some animals possess enhanced versions of these abilities. Written for middle grade readers, the book demonstrates how animals use their senses to find food, navigate, and communicate.
Quick Summary
From electric sharks to ultrasound bats, this book reveals the jaw-dropping sensory superpowers animals use to hunt, hide, and survive in the wild. Kids will love the weird and wacky facts, like how some snakes have heat-sensing pitviper vision, how butterflies taste with their feet, and how octopus arms can make decisions without the brain knowing. If your kid devours the "Who Would Win?" series or any National Geographic Kids book, they'll be totally hooked on these sensory showdowns. Perfect for curious kids ages 8-12 in grades 3-7 who love jaw-dropping animal facts and gross science.