Steve Jenkins knows how to rivet readers to his books, gazing at the gorgeous, large -format cut-paper illustrations.  This particular volume explores eyes in the animal kingdom and how they use them to see the world.  Twenty animals are presented…from the well known garden snail,  to the lesser known brownsnout spookfish…from the small stalk-eyed fly, to the enormous hippopotamus.   Each two-page spread includes two animals accompanied by a brief explanation their eyes.  Young children will be drawn to this book, however, they will need scaffolding by an adult to understand the complex vocabulary and concepts, which seems to be more appropriate for an older audience.  Back matter, in Steve Jenkins’ fashion, includes much more information, such as  a chart explaining the evolution of the eye, as well as more facts about the animals in the book.  This is the place where you can find the relative size of the animal, which is hard to conceptualize from the illustrations.  Bibliography and glossary are there, as well.