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Did You Hear That? Animals with Super Hearing
Product Code: 14058 ISBN: 978-1-57091-405-8 Binding Information: Paperback Ages: 6 - 9 Availability: In stock. Price: $7.95 "Blind as a bat?" It's a strange phrase considering that bats are among the most successful night predators around. Bats have very good eyesight, actually, but when hunting at night for small insects, or other animals, they use sound to find their way. Other animals also use their sense of hearing and their ability to emit sounds to locate food, to navigate in the dark, or to communicate with each other.
Did You Hear That?, following Shockers of the Sea in the Animals with Amazing Abilities series, explores the world of sound and hearing in the animal kingdom. Young readers will be amazed by these animals that are sensitive to sounds that humans cannot detect. Lush, vibrant illustrations by Cathy Trachok take the reader to the dark of night to hunt with bats, to the vast African savanna with the mighty elephants, and to the deep of the ocean to swim with dolphins that use their amazing gift of sonar to find their way through murky waters, to locate food, and to avoid becoming someone else's dinner. Filled with fascinating scientific facts, readers of all ages will find themselves listening closely for the merest sounds after reading Did You Hear That?
Reviews Booklist - December 31, 2001
This fully illustrated book discusses animals that can hear sounds outside the range of human hearing. From bats and dolphins echolocating with sonar to elephants and rhinoceroses communicating over long distances with low-pitched sounds to the many purposes of rodent and insect ultrasound, the range of animal perception is broad. Sounds travel through air, oceans, and the surface of the earth itself. Though the information on any one topic is limited, the book does a good job of presenting the range of animal hearing and the many ways that different species use these "almost secret sounds." Colorful pictures of animals in action illustrate Arnold's cogent text; the wide, double-page spreads give ample space for Trachok's large-scale art. An attractive introductory book on ultrasound and infrasound in the animal kingdom.
Kirkus Reviews - June 30, 2001
Bats, mice, moles, dogs, caterpillars, and dolphins use super high sounds--ultrasound--to find their young, avoid their enemies, and communicate over long distances. Other animals, like elephants, arctic terns, alligators, and prairie dogs use super-low sounds--infrasounds--to communicate. Arnold, author of many outstanding science titles (Giant Shark,2000,etc.), introduces a dozen animals with super hearing in this appealing offering. It serves as a clear and accessible introduction to animal communications, with enough unusual facts to intrigue the more experienced reader as well. For example, Arnold explains arctic terns can hear very low sounds, like distant thunder. "They may be able to use this information to avoid storms." And "Crickets, katydids, and cicadas make sounds by rapidly rubbing their front wings together. Other insects vibrate special membranes or squirt fluids from their bodies to make ultrasounds." The brief text is complemented by dozens of full-color illustrations that extend it, often with boxes to highlight specific details. The author concludes with some Web sites for more information on animal communication and a brief glossary. A welcome addition to the science section.
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