What child doesn't want to know how things work? Introduce a young reader in your life to how nature works and inspires innovation to help solve some of our toughest engineering challenges. This kid-friendly, beautiful introduction to biomimicry is half playful rhymes and half nonfiction, perfect for ages 5 and up.
Nature does it best … and did it first! Explore the ways we have looked to nature for brilliant new designs and innovations to solve our own conundrums. Each example in nature is paired with a fun, rhyming description, an example of how it has been used by us, and a question to the reader-"what other problems can be solved?"
Learn fascinating examples of biomimicry, like:How burrs inspired VelcroHow grooved gecko feet inspired adhesiveHow bumpy whale flippers inspired windmill blades and surfboardsAnd more!Back matter includes:A glossary for words like echolocation and adhesiveA STEM Challenge activity perfect for your home or classroom
| ISBN: | 9781584696582 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2020 |
| Author: | Karen Ansberry |
| Illustrator: | Jennifer DiRubbio |
| Publisher: | Dawn Publications an imprint of Sourcebooks |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments |