Who's Looking?

How Animals See the World

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Pub Date Apr 12 2022 | Archive Date Apr 26 2022

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Description

★“In this delightfully original nonfiction picture book… the readable text offers understandable science, while the engaging illustrations promote careful investigation. A valuable addition to science and nature collections. Highly recommended.”—School Library Journal, starred review

How do animals see the world? It turns out, very differently.

In this nonfiction picture book, a young girl and her baby sister's outdoor adventure (hiking through the forest, picnicking in the grass and swimming in the ocean) is overseen by the local fauna. The way those animals view the girls is very different from how the girls see each other. Goats see far and wide in a panorama, whales don't see color the way humans do and a high-soaring eagle's sharp vision can clearly see a tiny mouse far below. Through clever illustrations and scientific prose, we are reminded that while we may see things differently, we all share this life together on planet Earth.

★“In this delightfully original nonfiction picture book… the readable text offers understandable science, while the engaging illustrations promote careful investigation. A valuable addition to...


A Note From the Publisher

Carol Matas is an internationally acclaimed author of over forty-five novels for young people. Her bestselling work, which includes three award-winning series, has been translated into fifteen languages. She has received over 100 awards and honors, including two nominations for a Governor General's Literary Award. Who's Looking is her first picture book.


Cornelia Li is a Chinese-born illustrator currently based in Toronto. She is intrigued by narrative woven into daily interactions between people and their surroundings and she set out to capture the relationship by externalizing the ideas and emotions into elements in her images. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Communication Arts, the AOI, 3x3, the National Magazine Awards and more.

Carol Matas is an internationally acclaimed author of over forty-five novels for young people. Her bestselling work, which includes three award-winning series, has been translated into fifteen...

Advance Praise

 “Well-organized, succinct, child-friendly and inquisitive…An eye-opening STEAM picture book. Highly Recommended.”—CM Reviews

 “Well-organized, succinct, child-friendly and inquisitive…An eye-opening STEAM picture book. Highly Recommended.”—CM Reviews


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