Emmeline lives an enchanted childhood on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. What he won't explain are the mysterious scents stored in the drawers that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world--a place of love, betrayal,...

A skunk asks the reader for help in finding the source of a terrible odor.

When Calvin gets a school assignment to do some original research, he decides to investigate his dog's stinky breath and ends up learning about more than just smells.

In this wide-ranging and accessible new book, biologist-turned-perfumer Elise Vernon Pearlstine turns our human-centered perception of fragrance on its head and investigates plants' evolutionary reasons for creating aromatic molecules. Delving into themes of spirituality, wealth, power, addiction, royalty, fantasy, and more, Pearlstine uncovers the natural history of aromatic substances and their intersection with human culture and civilization.

"Alfred is a great dog. He's super sweet and he can run really fast. There's just one teeny, tiny thing. Alfred STINKS. His feet stink, his back stinks, his tummy stinks. Alfred's owner, a little boy, loves him and tries everything to help: soaps and incense, perfumes and shampoos. And he finally, finally, gets Alfred clean. But then. the boy kind of misses the stink. And with Alfred carefully avoiding every puddle and constantly brushing his teeth,...

Set in the faraway land of Rancidia, Hobgoblin flees the jealous wrath of a monstrous ogre tyrant named Fiddlefart and along the way he joins forces with the Seven Stinkers, an outcast band of foul-smelling creatures.

Why do some animals, insects, plants and trees smell the way they do? Find out how they use smells to mark their territories, defend themselves, communicate, or even attract a mate.