Beastly Robots and Drones
Military Technology Inspired by Animals
Published on 1. January 2020
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5435-9021-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Animals have many traits that help them survive in the wild. Inspired by animals' incredible abilities, military forces have created many machines over the years to achieve success on the battlefield. From the first remote-controlled vehicles to the advanced machines of tomorrow, take a look at how military robots and drones often imitate the abilities of animals throughout nature. Then be sure to catch the other amazing titles in the Beasts and the Battlefield series"--
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Mankato, MN
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5435-9021-0 (9781543590210)
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Person
Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published more than 60 nonfiction children's books, as well as four middle grade "choose your path" novels and an adult history book. She's twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children's Literature. She's also received two Minnesota State Arts Board grants and other accolades for her writing. Lisa is a proud mom to her science- and math-minded twin daughter and son. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in Minnesota with her husband, who also loves to read.