Design like nature : biomimicry for a healthy planet

In this book young readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by nature.

Book - 2021

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ISBN: 9781459824645
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Design Like Nature : Biomimicry for a Healthy Planet

by Clendenan, Megan; Woolcock, Kim Ryall

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. 6
Chapter 1	Inventions Gone Wild
	How Does Nature Design?	p. 8
	Natural Materials	p. 10
	Royal Purple	p. 10
	From Parachutes to Toothbrushes	p. 12
	Oily Outfit	p. 12
	Miracle Material...or Not?	p. 13
	Flying Fruit	p. 14
	There is No "Away"	p. 15
	A Lawn Where the Cactus Should Be	p. 15
Chapter 2	Nature as Engineer
	It's Easy Being Green	p. 16
	Pull Yourself Together!	p. 18
	Stuck on You	p. 19
	Green Chemistry	p. 19
	Powerful Patterns	p. 20
	Brainless Chatter	p. 22
	Clean as Dirt	p. 22
	Nature's Apprentices	p. 23
Chapter 3	Asking Advice from Nature
	Psst...Hey Nature...What Would You Do?	p. 24
	From Beaks to Bullet Trains	p. 25
	Nicer Needles	p. 26
	Sugar-Coated Medicines	p. 26
	Spotless as Shark Skin	p. 27
	Light It Up, Firefly	p. 27
	Super-Sticky Gecko Tape	p. 28
	Catch the Rain(water)	p. 28
	Stronger Than Steel, Made Like Yogurt	p. 29
	Roaches to the Rescue!	p. 29
	Cat-Brained Computing	p. 30
	Batteries from Beaches?	p. 31
Chapter 4	Reducing Our Footprint
	Looking Back to Look Forward	p. 32
	Natures Building Blocks	p. 34
	Forest in the City	p. 35
	Chill Out	p. 36
	Germs Dyed My Clothes	p. 37
	Fishy Wind Farms	p. 38
	Watch, Learn, Invent	p. 38
	The Land of Tomorrow	p. 41
	Acknowledgments	p. 42
	Resources	p. 43
	Glossary	p. 44
	Index	p. 46