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Beetles for breakfast / [text by] Madeleine Finlay ; [illustrations by] Jisu Choi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Flying Eye Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 85 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781838740221
  • 1838740228
  • 9781912497508
  • 1912497506
Other title:
  • Beetles for breakfast : and other weird and wonderful ways we could save the planet
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- At the breakfast table -- In the bathroom -- In the city -- At school -- In the park -- On the farm -- At the beach -- At home -- Future thinking.
Summary: We all know the effects that climate change is having on our planet - but what about the strange, and creative ways that scientists are working to find practical and imaginative answers to these big problems? Following a day in the life of a child, we see how new green inventions could fit into everyday life, from brushing your teeth with biodegradable algae, to eating beetle burgers for lunch and coming home to do your homework with a pen with ink made from exhaust fumes. With a mixture of infographic-style artwork and topical, and funny facts from scientist Madeleine Finlay, children will love seeing familiar scenes with a futuristic twist. Open up to learn all about the cool, exciting and sometimes quite strange inventions that could be part of normal life in the future.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 333.72 F511 Available 33111010762538
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 333.72 F511 Available 33111005931825
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

We all know the effects that climate change is having on our planet - but what about the strange, and creative ways that scientists are working to find practical and imaginative answers to these big problems? Following a day in the life of a child, we see how new green inventions could fit into everyday life, from brushing your teeth with biodegradable algae, to eating beetle burgers for lunch and coming home to do your homework with a pen with ink made from exhaust fumes. With a mixture of infographic-style artwork and topical, and funny facts from scientist Madeleine Finlay, children will love seeing familiar scenes with a futuristic twist. Open up to learn all about the cool, exciting and sometimes quite strange inventions that could be part of normal life in the future.

Introduction -- At the breakfast table -- In the bathroom -- In the city -- At school -- In the park -- On the farm -- At the beach -- At home -- Future thinking.

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