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Dora Lee

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kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Biomimicry Inventions Inspired by Nature written by Dora Lee illustrated by Margot Thompson For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=3219

Hardcover Jacket USD $18.95 978-1-55453-467-8 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Science & Technology Technology inventions Life Science diversity of living things nature Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell X Grade Level 6-UP © 2011 4-color 9 x 12 40 pages	Biomimicry examines the extraordinary innovations of the natural world and the human inventions they have inspired. Readers will learn about marvels such as high-performance swimsuits modeled after sharkskin and the sleek front ends of Japanese bullet trains based on the long, streamlined beak of the kingfisher. There's also plenty about what glimmers on the horizon: A Brazilian beetle may be key to developing computers that run on light, and the gecko's humble foot may hold the secret to revolutionizing the way surgical wounds are closed. Best of all, nature's inventions are lean, green machines that are self-sustaining and generate zero waste — yet another cue humans are taking from the natural world. Astounding facts, easy-to-understand prose and luminous illustrations bring the wonders of nature into the science lab. Awards 2012 Green Earth Book Award, Newton Marasco Foundation, short-listed 2012 Outstanding Science Books, National Science Teachers Association, winner Reviews “An intriguing collection of invention, engineering and scientific advances and potential developments for readers who like to know a little bit about a lot of things.” — Kirkus Reviews, July 2011 “... this book will be of interest not only to budding scientists and science fair hopefuls, but also to those who like a splash of art with their science” — School Library Journal, November 2011

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Biomimicry Inventions Inspired by Nature written by Dora Lee illustrated by Margot Thompson For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=3219

Hardcover Jacket USD $18.95 978-1-55453-467-8 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Science & Technology Technology inventions Life Science diversity of living things nature Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell X Grade Level 6-UP © 2011 4-color 9 x 12 40 pages	Biomimicry examines the extraordinary innovations of the natural world and the human inventions they have inspired. Readers will learn about marvels such as high-performance swimsuits modeled after sharkskin and the sleek front ends of Japanese bullet trains based on the long, streamlined beak of the kingfisher. There's also plenty about what glimmers on the horizon: A Brazilian beetle may be key to developing computers that run on light, and the gecko's humble foot may hold the secret to revolutionizing the way surgical wounds are closed. Best of all, nature's inventions are lean, green machines that are self-sustaining and generate zero waste — yet another cue humans are taking from the natural world. Astounding facts, easy-to-understand prose and luminous illustrations bring the wonders of nature into the science lab. Awards 2012 Green Earth Book Award, Newton Marasco Foundation, short-listed 2012 Outstanding Science Books, National Science Teachers Association, winner Reviews “An intriguing collection of invention, engineering and scientific advances and potential developments for readers who like to know a little bit about a lot of things.” — Kirkus Reviews, July 2011 “... this book will be of interest not only to budding scientists and science fair hopefuls, but also to those who like a splash of art with their science” — School Library Journal, November 2011

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Biomimicry Inventions Inspired by Nature written by Dora Lee illustrated by Margot Thompson For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=3219

Hardcover Jacket USD $18.95 978-1-55453-467-8 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Science & Technology Technology inventions Life Science diversity of living things nature Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell X Grade Level 6-UP © 2011 4-color 9 x 12 40 pages	Biomimicry examines the extraordinary innovations of the natural world and the human inventions they have inspired. Readers will learn about marvels such as high-performance swimsuits modeled after sharkskin and the sleek front ends of Japanese bullet trains based on the long, streamlined beak of the kingfisher. There's also plenty about what glimmers on the horizon: A Brazilian beetle may be key to developing computers that run on light, and the gecko's humble foot may hold the secret to revolutionizing the way surgical wounds are closed. Best of all, nature's inventions are lean, green machines that are self-sustaining and generate zero waste — yet another cue humans are taking from the natural world. Astounding facts, easy-to-understand prose and luminous illustrations bring the wonders of nature into the science lab. Awards 2012 Green Earth Book Award, Newton Marasco Foundation, short-listed 2012 Outstanding Science Books, National Science Teachers Association, winner Reviews “An intriguing collection of invention, engineering and scientific advances and potential developments for readers who like to know a little bit about a lot of things.” — Kirkus Reviews, July 2011 “... this book will be of interest not only to budding scientists and science fair hopefuls, but also to those who like a splash of art with their science” — School Library Journal, November 2011

written by Dora Lee

illustrated by Margot Thompson

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Biomimicry examines the extraordinary innovations of the natural world and the human inventions they have inspired. Readers will learn about marvels such as high-performance swimsuits modeled after sharkskin and the sleek front ends of Japanese bullet trains based on the long, streamlined beak of the kingfisher. There's also plenty about what glimmers on the horizon: A Brazilian beetle may be key to developing computers that run on light, and the gecko's humble foot may hold the secret to revolutionizing the way surgical wounds are closed. Best of all, nature's inventions are lean, green machines that are self-sustaining and generate zero waste — yet another cue humans are taking from the natural world. Astounding facts, easy-to-understand prose and luminous illustrations bring the wonders of nature into the science lab.

Grades: 3 to 6

Ages: 8 to 12

4-color • 9 x 12 • 40 pages

Curriculum Connections

Science & Technology

Technology

inventions

Life Science

diversity of living things

nature

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

6-UP

Reviews

“An intriguing collection of invention, engineering and scientific advances and potential developments for readers who like to know a little bit about a lot of things.”: — Kirkus Reviews, July 2011
“... this book will be of interest not only to budding scientists and science fair hopefuls, but also to those who like a splash of art with their science”: — School Library Journal, November 2011

Awards

2012: Green Earth Book Award, Newton Marasco Foundation, short-listed
2012: Outstanding Science Books, National Science Teachers Association, winner