Wild Inventions
Ideas Inspired by Animals
Published on 3. October 2023
48 pages
979-8-7656-0227-0 (ISBN)
Description
What do animals have to do with inventions? Welcome to the world of bioinspiration! Inventors observe and imitate strategies and adaptations that animals use in the natural world to find inspiration for new creations.Sometimes two animal species face a similar challenge and come up with two very different ways for dealing with it. For instance, both sharks and pangolins have special skin that protects them from harm. Shark skin inspired a type of armor for boats, and pangolins inspired the design of a helmet for humans. Wild Inventions introduces six pairs of animals and the inventions they inspired. It gives readers a peek at the creative process involved in designing new inventions to help people stay safe, live more comfortably, and go places and do things that weren't previously possible.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Brookfield
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Sixth Grade, Reading Age: From 10 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Index; Illustrations, color
File size
6,51 MB
ISBN-13
979-8-7656-0227-0 (9798765602270)
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Content
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Contents
- Going Wild!
- Cool House Rules
- See What I Hear
- Stick to It
- Dive Masters
- Armor Up
- Wild Future!
- A Note from Sandra Markle
- Glossary
- Source Notes
- Discover More
- Index
- Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Flap
- Back Cover
