Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Author: Lee, Dora, 1968- Title: Biomimicry / written by Dora Lee ; illustrated by Margot Thompson. Publisher, Date: Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2011. Description: 40 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Summary: Contains descriptions of technological innovations inspired by things found in the natural world. Target Audience Note: 1110L Lexile Sentence length: 5 (very hard) Word frequency: 1 (very easy) Lexile. Subjects: Biomimicry -- Juvenile literature. Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature. Other Author: Thompson, Margot, 1965- Notes: Includes index. "Inventions inspired by nature"--Cover. Reading Counts RC 3-5 10.5 5.0 quiz: 55928. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2012 Contents: Learning from Mother Nature -- Nature thought of it first -- Why should we copy nature? -- Shaped for survival -- Smart structures -- Magic materials -- Creative communications -- Medical marvels -- On the move -- Designs that work -- Pollution-free power -- Dealing with the tough stuff -- Computing, nature's way -- Machines that move like animals ... -- ... and think like humans -- Nature's nanotechnology -- Sustaining our future -- Nature, the teacher. LCCN: 2011025004 ISBN: 9781554534678 1554534674 Other Number: 695980794 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 308740 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: j 608 Lee Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
