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Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature - Hardcover

Lee, Dora

 
9781554534678: Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1554534674 ISBN 13: 9781554534678
Verlag: Kids Can Press, 2011

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Biomimicry examines the extraordinary innovations of the natural world and the human inventions they have inspired. Readers will learn about marvels such as high-performance swimsuits modeled after sharkskin and the sleek front ends of Japanese bullet trains based on the long, streamlined beak of the kingfisher. There's also plenty about what glimmers on the horizon: A Brazilian beetle may be key to developing computers that run on light, and the gecko's humble foot may hold the secret to revolutionizing the way surgical wounds are closed. Best of all, nature's inventions are lean, green machines that are self-sustaining and generate zero waste --- yet another cue humans are taking from the natural world. Astounding facts, easy-to-understand prose and luminous illustrations bring the wonders of nature into the science lab.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dora Lee lives with her family in Vancouver, Canada. From an early age, she was interested in both science and writing. As she grew older, writing took a backseat to jobs in biotechnology research and development.

Margot Thompson is an illustrator of children's books including the award-winning Tree of Life, Sea Monsters, Make a Change: Shapes, and Make a Change: Opposites. She also works as a designer at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.

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Verlag
Kids Can Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1554534674
ISBN 13 
9781554534678
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Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Thompson Margot
Anzahl der Seiten
40
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