000 -LEADER |
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01589 am a2200325 a 4500 |
CONTROL NUMBER |
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695980794 |
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20110802095005.0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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111129s2011 onca j 001 0 eng |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781554534678 |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
NLC |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
NLC |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
T173.8 |
Item number |
L44 2011 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
608 |
Edition number |
22 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Lee, Dora, |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Biomimicry / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
written by Dora Lee ; illustrated by Margot Thompson. |
VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Display text |
Subtitle on cover: |
Title proper/short title |
Inventions inspired by nature. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Toronto, Ont. ; |
-- |
Tonawanda, N.Y. : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Kids Can Press, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2011. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
40 p. : |
Other physical details |
col. ill. ; |
Dimensions |
32 cm. |
GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
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. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
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. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Biomimicry. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Technological innovations. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Children's literature |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Thompson, Margot, |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
d |
608 LEE |
c |
349 |