What child doesn't want to know how things work? Introduce a young reader in your life to how nature works and inspires innovation to help solve some of our toughest engineering challenges. This kid-friendly, beautiful introduction to biomimicry is half playful rhymes and half nonfiction, perfect for ages 5 and up.

Nature does it best ... and did it first! Explore the ways we have looked to nature for brilliant new designs and innovations to solve our own conundrums. Each example in nature is paired with a fun, rhyming description, an example of how it has been used by us, and a question to the reader--"what other problems can be solved?"

Learn fascinating examples of biomimicry, like:

• How burrs inspired Velcro
• How grooved gecko feet inspired adhesive
• How bumpy whale flippers inspired windmill blades and surfboards
• And more!

Back matter includes:

• A glossary for words like echolocation and adhesive
• A STEM Challenge activity perfect for your home or classroom

Author: Karen Ansberry
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
Published: 05/01/2020
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781584696575
Audience: 05 - 11

About the Author
Dirubbio, Jennifer: - Jennifer DiRubbio is both a passionate artist and an avid environmentalist. She has been active as an artist for several organizations that promote nature and a healthy planet. Jennifer graduated with a BFA from Pratt Institute in 1992. She keeps her home and studio in Merrick, New York, as green and environmentally sound as possible, where her husband and two young children also work and play.