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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Includes stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and faculties: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, and the sense of sight. This book is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation, and it provides a whole new perspective...
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"I am beautiful. I am kind. I am loved. In this uplifting picture book, join TikTok sensation Scarlett Gray and Tiania Haneline to repeat exuberant affirmations that empower Scarlett throughout the day. Young readers will discover how they can use their own affirmations to remind them of who they are and what makes them special. Every morning as her mom brushes her hair, Scarlett recites her daily affirmations. Those powerful words travel with her...
11) A gift of magic
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1971]
Language
English
Description
Until she learns to control it, Nancy's gift of extrasensory perception brings her more trouble than she can handle.
16) A pair of socks
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Introduces pattern recognition as a sock searches the house for its lost mate.
17) Are you big?
Author
Publisher
UNSQ Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the senses are just as astounding. It turns out we can hear amplitudes smaller than an atom, smell a trillion scents, have a set of taste buds that can discern molecules of fresh water, and can feel through...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In Where We Meet the World, biologist Ashley Ward takes readers on a breathtaking tour of how our senses function. Ward looks at not only the five major senses--vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch--but also a host of other senses, such as balance and interoception, the sense of the body's internal state. Drawing on new research, he explores how our senses interact with and regulate each other, and he uncovers what we can learn from how other...
20) Patterns
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcturus Holdings Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The reader is tasked with figuring out which object or animal pattern differs from the others.
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