Animal Eyes, Mary Holland
Animal Eyes, Mary Holland
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Animal Eyes

Author: Mary Holland

Narrator: Jordan Fredrickson

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/10/2014


Synopsis

The sense of sight helps an animal stay safe from predators, find food and shelter, defend its territory and care for its young. We can tell a lot about an animal from its eyes: whether it is predator or prey, whether it is more active during the day or night, and sometimes even its gender or age. Award-winning nature photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland shares fascinating animal eyes with readers of all ages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ACS

This non-fiction picture book for young school age children is "spot-on" with age-appropriate information, beautifully detailed photographs, and educational appeal. It is sure to captivate the young mind as they learn of the variety of eyes in insects, animals, and people. Written in straight-forward......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

Great close-up photographs highlighting animals' eyes an how useful they are for survival! I read it to third graders and they loved it! Won the book in the book giveaways and gave it to our public school library. It has been checked out every day and has a waiting list! I will definite buy books fr......more

Goodreads review by Jillian

Excellent explanation of animal sight and vision for young kiddos. Uses actual scientific terms, but also provides explanations of what words like "predator" and "nocturnal" actually mean. Doesn't dumb things down, but keeps it from becoming daunting. A+ for the inclusion of activities at the back!......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

The importance of animals' eyes is highlighted in this photograph-filled volume. Not only does the book show the different shapes, sizes, and colors of animal eyes, but the author makes sure to discuss the different functions of those eyes and how they may reveal an animal's age or sex. The activiti......more