Design like nature : biomimicry for a healthy planet / Megan Clendenan, Kim Ryall Woolcock.
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TextSeries: Orca footprintsPublisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 47 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781459824645
- 1459824644
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 600 C627 | Available | 33111009799848 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
★"Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries."--School Library Journal, starred review
Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such as climate change.
In Design Like Natureyoung readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by the environment. Nature runs the entire planet with no waste and no pollution. Can humans learn to do this too? It's time to step outside and start designing like nature.
Includes bibliographical references (page 43) and index.
Inventions gone wild -- Nature as engineer -- Asking advice from nature -- Reducing our footprint.
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, in this book young readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by nature"-- Provided by publisher.