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An Immense World (Young Readers Edition): How Animals Sense Earth's Amazing Secrets

by Ed Yong

The animal senses beyond our own

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AlbakiReads Editorial

The animal senses beyond our own

Ed Yong’s young readers edition explores how animals perceive aspects of the world that human senses cannot readily detect. Examples in the description include turtles tracking Earth’s magnetic fields, fish communicating with electricity, and giant squids’ large eyes. The book connects these varied animal abilities to a broader question: how much of the world lies beyond human perception. Full-color illustrations accompany the nonfiction exploration, which also includes a range of surprising animal facts.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Curious readers ages 9–12 interested in animals and how their senses work.
  • Families looking for illustrated nonfiction to explore together.
  • Young readers who enjoy learning surprising facts about the natural world.

Themes

Animal senses and perceptionBiodiversityThe limits of human perceptionAnimal behavior

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Book overview

The New York Times bestseller now available with beautiful full-color illustrations for young readers! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong.

Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales?

The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. We can only see so many colors, we can only feel so many sensations, and there are some senses we can't access at all.

Exploring the amazing ways animals perceive the world is an excellent way to help understand the world itself. And this young readers adaptation of the mega-bestseller An Immense World is perfect for curious kids and their families. Sure to capture young readers' interest it is filled amazing animal facts and stunning full-color illustrations.

Along the way are tons of amazing animals facts: Did you know that leopard pee smells like popcorn? That there is a special kind of shrimp whose punches are faster than a bullet? That it's important to take your dog for dedicated "smell walks?" Want to know the real reason zebras have stripes? (hint: it's not for camouflage)? Pick up this enthralling and enormously entertaining book to find out!

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection - A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
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