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Christiane Dorion

Invented by Animals : Meet the creatures who inspired our everyday...

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Blue Peter Award Winner 2022
Translated into 25+ languages
Animals who inspired human inventions
Science meets wildlife storytelling
Shark-inspired Olympic swimwear story
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WINNEROF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2022An international bestseller, translated into over 25 languagesIn this book you will meet the animal inventors who have shared their super inventing powers to make amazing things for humans.Wehave invented ways of solving problems, making unbelievable materials, ways of getting around and working out how to survive on our own for millions of years.Often human scientists try and solve a problem or invent a new tool and they realise that animals have already invented it for them.Sometimes when a human inventor gets stuck, they come to the animal kingdom to see if we can help them out. In this book you will meet the crme de la crme of animal innovators who have created or are in the process of inventing things that people use every day.Meet the shark who invented a pair of swimming shorts so fast, they were banned from the Olympic games. Check out the snail who has invented a house that stays cool inside even in the desert. And take a closer look at the eagle whose superzoom vision has inspired the invention of the worlds tiniest and most powerful cameras. Every animal and their invention is a marvel in this unique nonfiction blend of science, technology and wildlife that will change the way you look at the natural world.

SKU: M9781805702283
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Binding: Paperback;80 pages; Publisher: Quarto Publishing Plc IWUK; Classification: YNNR; Weight: 550 g; Dimensions: 276 x 235 x 8

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