Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World

by Steve Jenkins

The Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins presents a series of animals with unusual eyes in this eye-catching picture book!

  • Format: eBook
  • ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780544302433
  • ISBN-10: 0544302435
  • Pages: 32
  • Publication Date: 04/01/2014
  • Carton Quantity: 1
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  • About the Book

    In his eye-popping work of picture book nonfiction, the Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve 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.

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    * "The evolution of the eye and the surprising ways animals see the world are displayed in a thoughtfully designed and engagingly illustrated album."
    Kirkus, 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

    * "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

    "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

    "The framing of eye anatomy, especially the concluding chart explaining the evolution of the eye, gives the information a broader context that gives the book impact beyond Jenkins' famously vivid cut-paper illustrations."
    —Bulletin
    * "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

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