WS Our Five Senses:
- This series teaches children about our five senses. Join Assia as she explores the wonderful worlds of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch!
- Readership: Children aged 3–8
- Book Material: Softcover
Our Five Senses Set 1 Available Titles:
1) The Sight Detective
2) The Sound Detective
3) The Touch Detective
4) The Smell Detective
5) The Taste Detective
The Sight Detective:
- When Assia and her dog, Dingo, go out to play, they run into a problem and a new friend. These unexpected encounters lead them on a colourful journey that teaches them about how sight works. What is the difference between human and dog vision? Who is Isaac Newton? What is the science behind colours?
The Sound Detective:
- Assia and Shen are playing in the park when they hear a loud sound. Their dog, Dingo, run and hides! What could it be? Luckily, Chirp, a sound detective, is ready to explain how sound works. How does it travel? Can it travel under water? How about in outer space?
The Touch Detective:
- When Silky the spider sees that Assia has a mosquito bite, she stops to answer her questions about the sense of touch. How does our largest organ receive touch? How do animals use their sense of touch to capture their prey or navigate in murky waters?
The Smell Detective:
- Assia and her brother, Ali, meet Bonnie, a butterfly who lives their garden. Together, they explore one of our five senses: smell. Through a captivating and beautifully illustrated story, Assia and Ali learn about how humans and animals smell. Where does it come from? Why do some foods smell stronger when it is hotter? Why can't we smell water? How does Bonnie smell her food?
The Taste Detective:
- While Assia is helping her mother make a fruit salad, she realises that some grapes are sweet, while others are not. With the help of a rabbit, Assia learns about how our sense of taste works. How do our brains receive information about the taste of what we eat? How do animals use their sense of taste to avoid foods that may be harmful to them?
