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Enjoy this book in Simplified Chinese characters. This exceptional cut-paper science book is a stunner. An opening page, clearly explaining how to use the book, is followed by a double-page spread picturing the mouths of several different animals, accompanied by the question, "What do you do with a mouth like this?" The next spread shows each animal in full, explaining in a few simple words how the part functions. Tail, ears, nose, and eyes are covered in the same manner. A picture glossary at the back shows each animal again, postage-stamp size, with an informative note elaborating on the creature's special adaptation. The notes also neatly answer questions that might arise during a reading (Why do horned lizards squirt blood out their eyes?) and add to the interactive aspect of the book. A variety of animals are represented--some will be comfortably familiar (elephant, hippo, chimp); others are of interest because of their strangeness (four-eyed fish, blue-footed booby). Jenkins' handsome paper-cut collages are both lovely and anatomically informative, and their white background helps emphasize the particular feature, be it the bush baby's lustrous, liquid-brown eyes or the skunk's fuzzy tail. This is a striking, thoughtfully created book with intriguing facts made more memorable through dynamic art. In Simpplified Chinese characters.

大象的鼻子可以喷水洗澡，蝙蝠的耳朵可以用来侦察，角蜥的眼睛可以喷血，猴子的脚可以用来那东西……本书获得凯迪克银奖。这是一本没有具体故事情节的书，然而以提问的方式带出各种动物身体不同部位对于他们的独特功能。是一本极好的科普认知图书。