Bioengineering : discover how nature inspires human designs : with 25 projects / Christine Burillo-Kirch ; illustrated by Alexis Cornell.
Burillo-Kirch, Christine, author.; Cornell, Alexis, illustrator.
2016
TA164 .B87 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
Bioengineering : discover how nature inspires human designs : with 25 projects / Christine Burillo-Kirch ; illustrated by Alexis Cornell.
Author
Burillo-Kirch, Christine, author.
ISBN
9781619303669 (hardcover)
1619303663 (hardcover)
9781619303706 (softcover)
1619303701 (softcover)
Published
White River Junction, VT : Nomad Press, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
v, 122 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Call Number
TA164 .B87 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
660.6
Summary
"In Bioengineering: Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs, readers ages 9--12 explore the engineering and innovation that come from the natural world around us and use their own interactions with nature to inspire new designs. Introduces bioengineering, which combines life sciences and engineering to inspire scientific discovery and the invention of new technologies. Includes recent relevant topics in the news while providing a historical perspective of previous scientific discoveries. Promotes a sense of responsibility for endangered plant and animal species."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index.
Audience
Ages 9-12.
Guided Reading level: Z.
Added Author
Cornell, Alexis, illustrator.
Series
Focus on science (Nomad Press)
"Build it yourself" series.
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