Touch is one of the earliest senses we develop. It's easy to understand: just reach out and grab it! Beginning readers are, given an opportunity to explore a world of textures in this book. From rough surfaces like sand to smooth cloths and silks, the contrast between sensations makes for a learning experience at every turn. Full-color photographs provide strong picture-text correlation to enhance comprehension of this basic science concept.

Hearing is an important sense for those just beginning to explore the world. From the chirping of birds to the sound of cars and trucks, a good sense of hearing can teach people a lot about the beauty and dangers of the world around them. In this exciting book, early readers learn how hearing impacts their world. Full-color photographs also provide a strong picture-text correlation, while a picture glossary helps enhance vocabulary skills.

Children describe all the things that they see throughout the day, from the Sun to a hippo at the zoo.

A sword-and-sorcery adventure featuring Willadene, a scullery maid who can literally smell good and evil. She is hired by a duke to use her gift to save the duchy from an evil power.

Text and illustrations present things that taste sweet, sour, salty, delicious, and terrible. Included is a picture of the tongue and a short explanation of our sense of taste.

Text and illustrations present things that taste sweet, sour, salty, delicious, and terrible. Included is a picture of the tongue and a short explanation of our sense of taste.

The sense of taste can bring pleasure to the everyday act of eating. This bilingual English and standard Latin American Spanish volume explains taste, from the role of the tongue and the taste buds to how taste interacts with the sense of smell.

Explains the sense of smell, including how the nose works.