A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.

Explains the science behind how the sense of smell and how the nose works, discusses the link between the brain and the sense of smell, examines the job of a professional sniffer, looks at the effects of aromas on moods, and answers the question of whether a nose can get tired.

"An extraordinary, strange, and startlingly beautiful exploration of smell, the least understood of our five senses Overlapping with taste yet larger in scope, smell is the sense that comes closest to pure perception. Smell can collapse space and time, unlocking memories and transporting us to worlds both new and familiar. Yet as clearly as each of us can recognize different smells--the bright tang of citrus, freshly sharpened pencils, parched earth...

A bilingual introduction to the nose, what it is used for, and how to take care of it.

Packed with games and activities, this book helps young learners to understand how their sense of smell works. Using clear, simple explanations, the book encourages children to think about how their bodies work, while taking their first steps in scientific investigation.

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.