touch

An introduction to the sense of touch and the different things that you can feel.

Uses simple text and photographs to explain how the sense of touch works.

Describes the organs and sense of touch of such diverse animals as the scorpion, catfish, sloth, platypus, and gecko.

Discusses the sense of touch and how it works to tell us more about the world around us.

Learn about the basic science behind the sensed of touch and how we use it everyday.

Describes the different textures found in nature.

Photographs introduce a variety of textures such as wet (a glass of orange juice), ridged (corduroy), and scaly (reptile skin).

A pair of friendly fish help young children learn about the boundaries of appropriate touching.

Presents an introduction to how animals use their sense of touch, in simple text with illustrations, describing their hands and feet, how they capture food and prey, and how it helps them survive in the wild.

An introduction to the sense of touch that describes how nerves under the skin help people feel different things.