What the Dog Knows an NPR Science Friday
Favorite Summer Science Book Read

Caren Cooper’s picks
Associate professor of public science and author of  ‘Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery’

What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World by Cat Warren

This book is about a woman (the author) and her dog, Solo, that she trains to find cadavers. Woven around their journey is the fascinating science of scent, forensics, dog training, and animal behavior amidst the drama of detective work. If you enjoy it, your kids will too and the Young Readers Edition will be released this fall!