A Horse's View of the World

by Flora Brett

Overview

More than 9 million horses frolic in pastures around the United States. We ride them, use them to pull carriages, and do work on ranches. But do we really understand why horses behave the way they do? Give young readers a look at what it's like to see, smell, hear, and feel all from a horse's point of view! Readers will discover how horses use their ears and sounds to communicate, why a spooked horse's first instinct is to run, and many more amazing facts about how horses view their world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496632487
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Pet Perspectives
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Flora Brett is a freelance editor and writer specializing in educational and parenting resources. She enjoys writing for both children and adults. Flora lives with her family in Tampa, Florida.

Table of Contents

Let's hear it for horses! — The world through my eyes — Sensitive senses — Nostrils that know — Hanging with the herd — Talk like a horse — Healthy home, healthy horse — Tips on training.

Interviews

• explains how animals use their senses to understand the world around them, all from the animal's point of view • vivid images with a clear match to the text help readers with comprehesion • With a better understanding of why animals behave as they do, readers will be able to apply what they learn to their daily lives, either with their own pets or the pets of others • Horses can see around their whole bodies, except behind them. • A cat can make a leap 6 times its body length! • A dog has more than 20 million “smell cells” to identify scents and objects. That’s four times more cells than people have!

Editorial Reviews

This series describes popular types of pets from the animals’ point of view, using a conversational tone that will engage young readers. . . . A colorful layout combined with full-color photographs will appeal to young readers. . . .This informative series will encourage young readers to develop independent research skills as well as a sense of responsibility toward animals.

School Library Connection

11/01/2015
Gr 2–4—These informative books are narrated by a generic animal, though the first and last pages are written in the third person. Several of the eight chapters in each volume focus on the animal's senses and communication, explaining topics such as why dogs sniff each other's bottoms. The author also covers care and training. While Cats, Dogs, and Horses close by introducing a special trait or quality, Reptiles concludes with a section describing popular individual species including bearded dragons, corn snakes, and red-eared sliders. Definitions of highlighted words are listed at the bottom of the spread on which they appear as well as in the glossary: a reader-friendly feature. Two or three critical thinking questions, linked to the Common Core, are included in the back matter. While the conceit of writing these titles from the point of view of the animals feels forced, the focus on senses and communication sets this series apart. VERDICT Solid contenders.

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