Title:
Eye spy : wild ways animals see the world / written and illustrated by Guillaume Duprat ; translated and edited by Patrick Skipworth ; consultant, Dr. Tadd Patton.
ISBN:
9781999802851
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom : What on Earth Books, 2018.
©2018
Physical Description:
35 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm
General Note:
Cover title.
Originally published in France under the title: Zooptique. Copyright ©2012 Editions du Seuil, Paris, France.
Contents:
How do we see? -- Mammals -- Birds -- Reptiles, amphibians, worms, and mollusks -- Insects.
Summary:
"This book shares the latest scientific research on animal vision. Discover pigeons' sunglasses, owls' tube-shaped eyes, insects with thousands of mini eyes, and much, much more. With delightful and surprising illustrations, this book allows us a rare glimpse of the world through animals' eyes. Learn interesting facts such as: cows spot predators coming up from behind, cats see mice scurrying through the night, snakes see infrared-- which we only feel as heat, and eagles see eight times more detail than we can." -- (Source of summary not specified)
Nonfiction lift-the-flap book with recent scientific research on animal vision. Illustrations show how various animals see the world. Discover pigeons' sunglasses, owls' tube-shaped eyes, insects with thousands of mini eyes. Learn how cows spot predators coming up from behind, cats see mice scurrying through the night, snakes see infrared (which we only feel as heat), and eagles see eight times more detail than we can.
Language Note:
Translated from the French.
Audience:
790L Lexile
OCLC Number:
on1024153757
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
