Eye Spy: Wild Ways Animals See the World

Duprat gives readers an inside look at animal vision in this oversize volume. Mammals, birds, amphibians, worms, reptiles, mollusks, and insects boldly confront the reader in the full-page illustrations, while masklike flaps over the animals’ eyes open to reveal an austere white building, a shallow pool of water, and a distant hot air balloon. The scene looks markedly different from each animal’s perspective: a pigeon’s field of vision is 300 degrees, a mouse can only clearly see objects less than a foot away, and an eyeless earthworm sees nothing at all. The flaps offer further details about how the individual animals see (“Although their vision may be blurry, frogs can see color”), and the book discusses how different animals view color, including a comparison of how humans and bees view flowers. The book’s flaps may be susceptible to bending and tearing, but Duprat delivers an insightful exploration of a primary sense that varies among animals. Ages 6–12. [em](Oct.) [/em]