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Senses series.
In each volume, two very simple sentences (four to six words) appear on the left-hand pages with a large, engaging color photo opposite: for instance, "We touch wet things. Ted feels the water" faces a picture of a little boy washing his hands. Very young children will want to explore their senses in similar ways. A picture glossary is included. Ind. Review covers these Senses titles: The Five Senses, I Can Hear, I Can See, I Can Smell, I Can Taste, I Can Touch.
24 pp.
| ABDO
| January, 2012
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LibraryISBN 978-1-61783-199-7$14.95
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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
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LibraryISBN 978-0-7613-8943-9$25.26
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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.
32 pp.
| Lerner
| October, 2009
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LibraryISBN 978-0-7613-4251-9$25.26
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K-3
Lightning Bolt Books series.
Beginning with a "Gathering Information" section and ending with an activity, these texts, in large, easy-to-read font, offer minimal, occasionally useful information about the senses (e.g., "Thanks to your nerves, you can sense heat seeping through a mug"). The vivid photographs feature smiling children of different ethnicities. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Lightning Bolt Books titles: What Is Sight?, What Is Taste?, and What Is Touch?
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Los súper sentidos series.
These nonfiction books introduce the five senses to emergent readers (Los animales discusses animals' senses). The books follow a similar format: a question is posed on each double-page spread, and the body of the text forms the response. The Spanish translation can be awkward and condescending, but the large, colorful photographs will hold children's attention. Glos., ind. Review covers these Los súper sentidos titles: El gusto, El Oído, El olfato, El tacto, La vista, and Los animales.
32 pp.
| Chelsea Clubhouse
| September, 2003
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TradeISBN 0-7910-7557-5$$14.95
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K-3
Senses series.
Eleven chapters (some with less than ten lines of text) briefly introduce basic information about human senses. Color photos show a variety of people actively using their senses. Seeing and Tasting include several activities for kids to try with some help from an adult. Your Senses expands the concept of "sense" to include hunger, thirst, pain, and balance. Websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Senses titles: Seeing, Tasting, and Your Senses.]
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Senses and Sensors series.
In addition to the physiological structure and function of the nose, tongue, and skin, these two books in the series describe the roles of the brain, memory, and cultural customs in human perception. Human senses are put in perspective with a look at other species' senses. Final chapters discuss recent high-tech developments. Color photos and diagrams add visual interest and clarity. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Senses and Senors titles: Smelling and Tasting and Touching and Feeling.]
24 pp.
| SandCastle
| October, 2001
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LibraryISBN 1-57765-629-6$$18.50
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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
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LibraryISBN 0-7613-1473-3$$21.90
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4-6
Five Senses series.
Illustrated by
Cynthia Lewis.
Lively writing describes how the taste and smell organs work and encourages readers to experiment on their own with different tastes and smells. The irreverent illustrations, a mixture of cartoons and collages made from old magazine photos, include visual jokes and funny asides that should be a hit with the target audience.
32 pp.
| Heinemann
| February, 2000
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LibraryISBN 1-57572-250-X$$19.92
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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.
32 pp.
| Benchmark
| October, 1999
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LibraryISBN 0-7614-0736-7$$22.79
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4-6
Explore Your Senses series.
Each double-page spread describes a different aspect of each of the five senses, including anatomy, physiology, comparisons with animal senses, disorders, technology to extend human senses, and damage prevention. Full-color photographs and anatomical drawings provide support and examples for the clear texts, which include ways readers can test their own senses. Glos., ind.
24 pp.
| Gareth
| September, 1999
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LibraryISBN 0-8368-2425-3$$19.93
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K-3
Look Once, Look Again series.
Photographs by
Dwight Kuhn.
On one page, a photo of an animal's body part is paired with a brief written clue. On the overleaf, another photo reveals the full animal, and a couple of sentences offer basic facts. The photo layout on each double-page spread is cramped: pictures of one animal on the left page and another animal's body part on the right both run into the gutter. Simple related activities are appended to each book. Bib., glos., ind.