Lee, Dora, 1968-

Biomimicry / Subtitle on cover: Inventions inspired by nature. written by Dora Lee ; illustrated by Margot Thompson. - Toronto, Ont. ; Tonawanda, N.Y. : Kids Can Press, c2011. - 40 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

Includes index.

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.

Reveals how scientists, inventors, and engineers are looking more closely at nature's way of doing things because it is more sustainable than the human way.

ISBN: 9781554534678

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Biomimicry.
Technological innovations.
Children's literature--2012.

LC Class. No.: T173.8 / L44 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 608