Why doesn't food have any taste when the nose is plugged? This book features engaging ways to explain how the five senses send information to the brain. Also included is a section covering those without who are deaf and/or blind. Sight: how the eye works, optical illusions Touch: Reflex test, hot and cold experiment Taste: taste map of the tongue Smell: how smells reach the brain Hearing: how the ear works. "About the series: " Explore Your World -- a captivating interactive series for young explorers. This new series covers a wide variety of science, nature and technology topics in an innovative and interactive way. The books make use of a profusion of engaging line drawings and colorful illustrations along with delightful pullouts, pop-ups, fold-outs, transparency overlays, reveal wheels, books-within-books and more. Each page offers a surprise for young, curious readers. Lively captions featuring non-technical explanations accompany all the illustrations.