Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles: The Seven Senses of Humans and Other Animals
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Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles: The Seven Senses of Humans and Other Animals

Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles: The Seven Senses of Humans and Other Animals

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Cathy Evans (Author) Becky Thorns (Illustrator)  

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They say that seeing is believing - and there's some truth in that. Highly sensitive receptor cells in our eyes, ears, noses, tongues and skin relay messages to the brain and allow us to interpret the things going on around us, creating our sense of reality. But how do our senses work? And how do they differ from the senses of other animals? This book takes young readers step by step through the biology of each of the senses. Clear texts are peppered with fascinating facts. Did you know that, unlike the other senses, smells are delivered directly to the parts of our brain that are responsible for memory and emotion, meaning that smells can trigger feelings in a way that sight or sound can't? Did you know that a cow has about 250,000 tastebuds, compared to 5,000 of a human, and a mere 30 of a chicken? Or that earwax is 80% dead skin? With bold, bright illustrations by award winning illustrator, Becky Thorns, this is a marvellous science/biology book that will get kids thinking about how they interact with the world around them. Illustrated throughout
Cathy Evans is a veterinarian and writer living and working in Bournemouth. Her background in the sciences and her love of animals helped her bring home-schooling alive during lockdown, and inspired her to write this book. Becky Thorns is a Cornwall-based illustrator who has worked with publishers including Nosy Crow and Little Gestalten. Her work on The World of Whales (Little Gestalten) was shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards, 2020.
  • Contributor: Cathy Evans
  • Imprint: Cicada Books
  • ISBN13: 9781800660137
  • Number of Pages: 64
  • Packaged Dimensions: 230x295mm
  • Packaged Weight: 700
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Cicada Books
  • Release Date: 2021-10-07
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Cathy Evans is a veterinarian and writer living and working in Bournemouth. Her background in the sciences and her love of animals helped her bring home-schooling alive during lockdown, and inspired her to write this book. Becky Thorns is a Cornwall-based illustrator who has worked with publishers including Nosy Crow and Little Gestalten. Her work on The World of Whales (Little Gestalten) was shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards, 2020.

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