Eye spy : wild ways animals see the world / written and illustrated by Guillaume Duprat ; translated and edited by Patrick Skipworth; consultant, Dr. Tadd Patton.

Language: English Original language: French Publisher: [Kent, England] : What on Earth Books, 2018Edition: First English editionDescription: 35 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781999802851
1999802853

Other title:

Wild ways animals see the world

Uniform titles:

Zooptique. English.

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

591.44 23
573.88 23

LOC classification:

PZ10.17 .D86 Ey 2018

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.Summary: 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.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Picture Book	NMC Library	Picture Book Collection	PZ10.17 .D86 Ey 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001451342

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (page 35) and index.

How do we see? -- Mammals -- Birds -- Reptiles, amphibians, worms, and mollusks -- Insects.

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.

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.

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