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Cargando... Wait Till It Gets Dark: A Kid's Guide to Exploring the Nightpor Anita Sanchez
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It's night. It's dark. It's time to go indoors--or is it? The outdoors at night can be a scary place, but this book will help young readers investigate the mysterious nature of night. To explore the night, it would be great to have eyes like an owl, the sensitive nose of a deer, and feet that can move as silently as a fox. Humans aren't quite as good as nocturnal animals at navigating the darkness, but we can come surprisingly close. Our senses are much sharper than we realize, if we learn how to use them. Some scientists are even researching the sensory abilities of human hair Each chapter of the book spotlights a different nocturnal creature. And while learning about animals' adaptations for navigating the world of night, young readers discover their own surprising abilities. Years of teaching children in the outdoors has given the author, renowned environmental educator Anita Sanchez, firsthand experience in introducing students to the terrors and joys of nature at night. She has led kids on night walks in a variety of habitats, including urban settings. Based on these experiences, the book describes night-time landscapes and the nocturnal animals that inhabit them, from desert coyotes to the frog chorus in a backyard pond--and a corner of the bathroom at midnight where a spider lurks. Readers will encounter: --The great horned owl, who can spot the twitch of a mouse's tail in almost total darkness. --The Gila monster, who prowls the desert night using its tongue to locate prey. --The super-sensitive ears of a bullfrog (yes, frogs have ears ) --The delicate sense of touch of a spider, capturing its prey by feeling the slightest vibrations of its web. Sidebars called "You Can Do It " offer fun and active ways for kids to explore their own senses--learning more about their own eyes, ears, nose, and senses of touch and taste. --While using crayons at night, can your eyes tell red from green? --Can you hold completely still for an entire minute, like a fox stalking its prey? --Could you follow the scent trail of an onion across the back yard? --Can you find sounds in the dark? Learn to use the "big ears" technique to locate sounds with accuracy. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)591.518Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Specific topics in natural history of animals Habits and behavior Instinct; Reason Nocturnal animalsClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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First up is Great Horned Owl with her big yellow eyes. Those eyes can detect the merest twitch of a mouse's tail, and her flight is silent as she strikes. Next comes the little Spring Peeper. This teensy frog has outstanding hearing! Deer come after. I had no clue they 'talked’ via scents. Gila Monster teaches us how to use taste to explore the environment. Spider teaches the finer points of touch, while Fox puts proprioception and kinesthetics on show. There's a chapter devoted to how some animals are basically living compasses, with innate knowing of magnetic north. At the end is a resource section, and a glossary.
I learned quite a bit from this book! I had no idea owls had more rods than cones in their eyes, giving them a greater ability to process things in black, white, grey, and to detect those miniscule movements in the grass. Or that deer communicated via various scents they create. Spiders can pick up the faintest vibrations, and tell a difference between food and foe.
My cubs and I enjoyed trying the exercises, with varying results. With my one eye, it didn't take much to get the disappearing head trick going. Funny that it might but have been the cause of seeing 'headless’ horsemen. Trying the scent and taste experiments were fun. The touch one were too much for me, trying to surpass what is natural for me. Losing my sight, and becoming legally, if not completely, blind heightened my sense of touch.
This is a perfect book for those who are nature-lovers!
***Many thanks to Netgalley and Rowman & Littlefield for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. ( )