When Calvin gets a school assignment to do some original research, he decides to investigate his dog's stinky breath and ends up learning about more than just smells.
Relates how, when Clifford was a puppy, he accidentally went off with the pizza delivery man and had to follow his nose to find his way back home. Includes six fragrance labels.
Presents an introduction to smell, in simple text with illustrations, providing examples of things one smells in daily life and how it helps one understand the world.
Discusses the sense which enables some animals to detect their prey, search for food, signal danger, or find their way back to where they had been long ago.
Introduces the senses of taste and smell, and explains how some things are good to taste, while others are not, and how smells can tell us about things and warn us of danger.
Examines the sense of smell, how the nose detects different odors, and how people react to different smells, and discusses the sense of smell in animals and insects.