Cat eyes and dog whistles : the seven senses of humans and other animals
(Book)

Five is crossed out and replaced with seven in the subtitle.

Includes index.

First published in the UK, 2021, in the USA, 2022.

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 fro the senses of other animals? This book will guide you step-by-step through the biology of each of the senses. Find out how our amazing bodies communicate to us in this fact-packed book about sensory perception. It's time to make sense of the senses! -- Adapted from back cover.

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 Thorne, this is a marvellous science/biology book that will get kids thinking about how they interact with the world around them.

Ages 6+.