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Written by Clive Gifford
Illustrated by Pete Gamlen
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October 2019 Non-Fiction Book of the Month
This book put smell, the Cinderella of the senses, into the spotlight. It examines smelly facts about the human body, some of them really rather disgusting, as well as the power and importance of our sense of smell. It looks at how animals use smell and how plants use it too to attract insects or keep animals away. And it looks at smells and smelling through history before taking a last look at weird and wonderful odours. With unusual facts and information on every page it’s well worth a nose. I was particularly fascinated by the ‘odorous occupations’ highlighted in panels throughout the book and children will be definitely tempted to try out the smelly experiments and activities it suggests too.
Everyone smells! The sense of smell plays a crucial part in survival, communication, and taste, and is the basis of a multi-billion-dollar industry. But, despite all this, it's the sense we often know least about.
This hilarious and fact-packed book puts that right. Find out everything you could ever want to know about stinks, whiffs and pongs, from the fruit so pungent it's banned from public transport to the top-secret military programme developing the stinkiest stink bomb.
In addition to our Lovereading4Kids expert opinion some of our Reader Review Panel were also lucky enough to read and review this title. You can click here to read the full reviews.
This is funny and enjoyable, even though they've ruined pandas and ice-cream. I can't wait to share it with my friends. Full review
The perfect book for young children Full review
This book is great, really interesting, funny and full of crazy, unbelievable but true facts. Full review
I love this book!! It has so many interesting (and disgusting) facts. Full review
I can't stop reading it. I love the pictures and there are lots of things to learn. Full review
ISBN: 9781786273925
Publication date: 07/10/2019
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Format: Hardback
| ISBN: | 9781786273925 |
| Publication date: | 7th October 2019 |
| Author: | Clive Gifford |
| Illustrator: | Pete Gamlen |
| Publisher: | Laurence King Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Suitable for: | 7+ readers, 9+ readers |
| Genres: | Science |
| Recommendations: | Books of the Month, Reluctant Readers, Reviewed by Children |
| Collections: | 85 Great Non-Fiction Books, 35 Children's Books about the Human Body to Help Educate, Empower and Entertain, |
Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of over 200 books specializing in engaging and entertaining non-fiction books for children and young adults. His books have garnered much praise and won Children's Choice, NAPPA Gold Star, TES Book of the Year and Smithsonian awards. Refugees was shortlisted for The British Book Awards whilst Discover the Extreme World was on the four-book shortlist for the 2012 Blue Peter Book Award. In October 2018, Clive won The Sainsbury's Children's Book Award for The Book Of Comparisons. He also won The Blue Peter Book Award 2019 for The Colours of History. With a lifelong interest in geopolitics, ecology ...
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