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lifeasmrsbaker's review
4.0
Who's Looking is an adorable book all about how different animals see the world. The illustrations are very whimsical as well. The text was quite small for little learners.
Thank you to Orca Book Publishers and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to Orca Book Publishers and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
angiew23's review
5.0
This beautiful and detailed picture book gives readers the opportunity to see the world through the eyes of a variety of living beings such as whales, ants and people with glasses. The illustrations feature a field of vision that is different from the outside of the vision, demonstrating the colours, vibrancy, and precision of different animal's vision. There is also information about adaptations related to these animals such as being able to see prey or distinguish between food or other objects. I would recommend this book for families and teachers of children in the age 6-10 range. As a grade 3 teacher I could definitely see using this book in my study on animal adaptations and habitats in science. Outside of that, I think this would just be a really neat book for kids to enjoy! Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book!
lattelibrarian's review
4.0
"It takes more than one set of eyes to get a full picture."
This highly creative picture book by Matas and Li show the totally different ways different animals see the world. Did you know that newborns' eyesight is blurry and that they're colorblind for a while? Did you know that whales only see in shades of black and gray? Did you know that dragonflies see colors we can't even comprehend?
By showing our world in contrast to what the animals see (with hints of what animal will be on the next page!), this makes for a visually engaging picture book that stirs as much curiosity as it does explain.
This highly creative picture book by Matas and Li show the totally different ways different animals see the world. Did you know that newborns' eyesight is blurry and that they're colorblind for a while? Did you know that whales only see in shades of black and gray? Did you know that dragonflies see colors we can't even comprehend?
By showing our world in contrast to what the animals see (with hints of what animal will be on the next page!), this makes for a visually engaging picture book that stirs as much curiosity as it does explain.
encounterswiththemoon's review
5.0
I am not shy to admit when I have been told something I did not know before. One of the primary reasons why I enjoy reading is that it allows me a venue through which to garner knowledge. Even amongst the pages of a children’s book, one might learn something shiny & new. In Matas’ first picture book, the reader sees two (2) sisters grow through a world that is filled with the lives of other creatures; pants, nature & animals. Alongside the presentation of fabulously encapsulating illustrations done by Cornelia Li, small bodies of information are presented to the reader. How does one see the world?
It is certainly interesting to read a story in which the question being posed is so timely. Yet, Matas offers the young reader the opportunity to feel informed, enlightened & excited by the knowledge that they gather throughout the story. Who knew that owls could not move their eyes such as we? Certainly not me.
None of the information is overwhelming or overly detailed; each sentence is crafted with a specifically targeted audience in mind. The illustrations presented in conjunction with these tidbits work in tandem to allow the young reader to focus on the images they are interpreting, should they not yet be at a stage in which words are the primary driver behind selecting a book.
This story will do well in the hands of a dedicated parent &/or guardian who might spend the time with the reader working to highlight the differences between what information is presented, the images we see in the illustrations, & our own visual availability of the world. After all, what the young reader sees may very well vary from their friends & ultimately, the message of this book remains: every single being with sight interprets the world through different eyes, none of which are less important or great, but each of which adds value & dimensionality to the canvas in which we live.
Thank you to NetGalley, Orca Book Publishers, & Carol Matas for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
It is certainly interesting to read a story in which the question being posed is so timely. Yet, Matas offers the young reader the opportunity to feel informed, enlightened & excited by the knowledge that they gather throughout the story. Who knew that owls could not move their eyes such as we? Certainly not me.
None of the information is overwhelming or overly detailed; each sentence is crafted with a specifically targeted audience in mind. The illustrations presented in conjunction with these tidbits work in tandem to allow the young reader to focus on the images they are interpreting, should they not yet be at a stage in which words are the primary driver behind selecting a book.
This story will do well in the hands of a dedicated parent &/or guardian who might spend the time with the reader working to highlight the differences between what information is presented, the images we see in the illustrations, & our own visual availability of the world. After all, what the young reader sees may very well vary from their friends & ultimately, the message of this book remains: every single being with sight interprets the world through different eyes, none of which are less important or great, but each of which adds value & dimensionality to the canvas in which we live.
Thank you to NetGalley, Orca Book Publishers, & Carol Matas for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
kindredbooks's review
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Who's Looking?: How Animals See the World is an informative picture book about how different animals see the world around them. This is a wonderful non-fiction picture book that presents and illustrates this information in an easy way for young readers to understand and visualize. I really liked that it started with a human baby and how even humans' vision can change and develop. The information shared with interesting and engaging. This is great picture book about sight but also shares a great insight and lesson into the value of different perspectives and understanding that the way one sees the world may not be the only way to see the world.
maidmarianlib's review
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Solid information, the pictures try to capture how animals see, but there are limitations with what they can depict.
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