First Children Encyclopedia

Brain and senses

No. Everyone’s brain is about the same size.^109

Skin and touch

Nerves in your skin

tell you if things feel

hard, soft, hot, or cold.

They also warn you of

danger by making

Brown you feel pain.

sugar

Grapes

Eyes and seeing

Your eyes have special nerves

that pick up light. They send

messages to your brain, telling

you what you are looking at.

Ears and hearing

Your ears catch sounds and send

them deep inside your head.

Nerves send messages about

the sounds to your brain.

Nose and smelling

Nerves inside your nose

tell you what you are

smelling. Some things,

such as this rose,

smell nice. Other

things smell terrible!

Tongue and tasting

You taste with your tongue.

It is covered with tiny

bumps, called taste buds,

which pick up tastes

from your food.

Your senses

You know what is happening

around you by seeing,

hearing, smelling, tasting,

and touching things. These

are called your senses.

Your eyes see

the pictures,

then your

brain tells

you what

they are.

Your ears pick

up loud and

soft sounds.

Can you tell what you are

touching, without looking?

Spaghetti

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