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From Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes a series of animals with unusual eyes in this eye-catching picture book!In his eye-popping work of picture book nonfiction, Jenkins explains how for most animals, eyes are the most important source of information about the world in a biological sense.The simplest eyes—clusters of light-sensitive cells—appeared more than one billion years ago, and provided a big survival advantage to the first creatures that had them. Since then, animals have evolved an amazing variety of eyes, along with often surprising ways to use them.
CONTRIBUTORS: Steve Jenkins
EAN: 9780063341586
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 295 g
HEIGHT: 279 cm
PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 2024-08-01
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GENRE: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology
WIDTH: 229 cm
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Book Themes:
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Educational: Biology
"The evolution of the eye and the surprising ways animals see the world are displayed in a thoughtfully designed and engagingly illustrated album." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Large, colorful pictures of more than 20 animal eyes are accompanied by a small illustration of the entire creature and a brief paragraph of intriguing information ...Animal facts, a bibliography, and a glossary round out this slim volume that will captivate readers of all ages." — School Library Journal (starred review)
"The eye, with its intricate structure and symbolic resonance, is an ideal focus for Jenkins' inquisitive, informative narrative and multidimensional art." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The eyes themselves [are] prominently featured in well-designed layouts that serve both as study guide and display for the beautifully rendered and reproduced cut-paper artwork" — Horn Book Magazine
"This attractive, large-format volume introduces eyes in the animal kingdom...Browsers will enjoy the illustrations, while teachers might find this a useful visual resource." — Booklist
Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.
