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24 pp.
| ABDO
| January, 2012
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-61783-199-7$14.95
(4)
K-3
Sandcastle: All About Your Senses series.
These books for beginning readers offer a few facts about the senses in a clear and humorous way. Close-up photos of children's faces on left-hand pages illustrate and personalize the scant information. Three facts about each sense and a quiz are appended. Glos. Review covers these Sandcastle: All About Your Senses titles: Ears Are for Earrings, Eyes Are for Winking, Hands Are for Holding, and Mouths Are for Smiling.
32 pp.
| Lerner
| September, 2012
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7613-8943-9$25.26
(4)
K-3
Lightning Bolt Books: What Traits Are in Your Genes? series.
These books introduce genetics and how our genes affect our senses and quirky traits. The explanations are simple in both books, but Vision oversimplifies, implying that only genes cause near- and farsightedness. The large type and full-page color photos are inviting; readers should come away with a basic understanding of the subject. An activity is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these What Traits Are in Your Genes? titles: Vision and Unusual Traits.
(3)
K-3
Looking Glass Library: My Body series.
Illustrated by
Rémy Simard.
Each volume stars a child narrator who straightforwardly describes the featured part of the body and how it works. A round-faced, lab-coat-wearing man appears at the bottom of every spread to provide additional details and tidbits of anatomical information. "A Look Inside" diagrams are appended. Black-outlined digital-looking cartoon illustrations enliven the texts. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Looking Glass Library: My Body titles: My Brain, My Mouth, My Muscles, and My Nose.
24 pp.
| SandCastle
| October, 2001
|
LibraryISBN 1-57765-629-6$$18.50
(4)
K-3
Senses series.
In the books in this series, close-up color photos with lots of action face simple, declarative sentences describing how we experience the world around us. (Curiously, Hearing and Touch do not mention the organ that allows us to experience the sensation.) The text of each ends with a question for readers. A final section lists the controlled vocabulary by part of speech and includes a word/picture match. [Review covers these Senses titles: The Five Senses, Sense of Hearing, Sense of Sight, Sense of Smell, Sense of Taste, Sense of Touch.]
32 pp.
| Lerner/Millbrook
| April, 2000
|
LibraryISBN 0-7613-1473-3$$21.90
(3)
4-6
Five Senses series.
Illustrated by
Cynthia Lewis.
Lively writing describes how the taste and smell organs work and encourages readers to experiment on their own with different tastes and smells. The irreverent illustrations, a mixture of cartoons and collages made from old magazine photos, include visual jokes and funny asides that should be a hit with the target audience.
32 pp.
| Heinemann
| February, 2000
|
LibraryISBN 1-57572-250-X$$19.92
(4)
K-3
Senses series.
Illustrated with large color photos and a few diagrams, about a dozen double-page spreads treat topics such as how each sense works, uses for it, and ways to test it in human beings and other animals. The few sentences of text for each subtopic are generally short and accessible, though occasionally superficial. Bib., glos., ind.