Genius Eyes - A Curious Animal Compendium

From the creators of Genius Noses and Genius Ears comes an illustrated collection of animal eyes and their amazing functions. Early STEM has never been more fun in this beautiful, fact-filled book featuring everything kids ever wanted to know about animal eyes around the world!

Ever wonder why a cat’s eyes glow at night, why an alligator cries, or how the world appears to a snail? And is there anything else eyes can do besides see? Eyes can tell us a lot about animal habits and their habitats.

This collection of special species from around the world is filled with amazing facts celebrating the diversity of eyes in nature.

About the author

Lena Anlauf was born in the Ruhr region of Germany. She studied bibliography and philosophy in Mainz and Leiden and completed a postgraduate course in the pedagogy of reading and literature as well as a remote course on children’s and young adult literature at the STUBE in Vienna. Today she lives in Marburg, works as editorial director and editor at the Kunstanstifter Verlag, researches historical picture books, works on her own book projects, and puts on readings and workshops for children.

Product details

• Authors: Lena Anlauf
• Assisted by: Vitali Konstantinov (Illustration), Marshall Yarbrough (Translation)
• Publisher: Northsouth Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.09.2025
• EAN: 9780735845824
• ISBN: 978-0-7358-4582-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 234 mm x 279 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 449 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment