Vivid photographs illustrating how animals see at night, what helps animals that are nearly blind find their way, how some animals communicate by smell, and the purposes of antennae and wiskers.

Each teaching guide in the series contains cross curricular teaching suggestions in science, social studies, language arts and critical thinking. Several of these provide hands-on activities, and research and writing suggestions to reinforce the concepts taught in the big book. Additional resources for unit development are also included in each teaching guide.