Genius Ears
A Curious Animal Compendium
From the creators of Genius Noses, an illustrated collection of animal ears and their amazing functions. Early STEM has never been more fun in this fact-filled book featuring everything kids ever wanted to know about animal ears around the world!
Ears can do much more than just pick up sound waves. In the animal kingdom, ears are sometimes an animal’s strongest asset! For example, a fleeing black-tailed jackrabbit uses the position of its ears to help it confuse its pursuers and get away from danger. Some animals can close their ears to protect their bodies or use them to cool down. Whether long, tuft, or goblin, ears can tell a lot about animals and their habits and habitats.
Which animal has the longest ears relative to its size? Which animal communicates through surprisingly high-pitched chirping sounds? And which animal can pinpoint the location of its prey using only its ears? Readers will find out all this and much more in this entertaining collection filled with unique and unusual facts.
A particularly engaging addition to natural history shelves.
Kirkus Reviews
The book is especially visually appealing. Detailed ink-and-colored-pencil artwork in muted earth tones covers two-page spreads, with large, detailed illustrations of featured critters facing pages filled with accessible blocks of text, plus three or four additional drawings showing the subjects in action. The illustrations also extend to the endpapers, offering maps and diagrams [. . .] Thedetailed glossary, unusual creatures and source and chapter notes will be of interest to report writers. A worthy addition for most animal-book shelves.
Booklist
Recommended for all elementary, middle school and public libraries. It’s attractive, informational, and fun!
Youth Services Book Review
Intriguing facts will engage young readers.
Children's Literature