TY - BOOK AU - Lee,Dora AU - Thompson,Margot TI - Biomimicry: Inventions inspired by nature SN - 9781554534678 AV - TS173.8 L44 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Toronto PB - Kids Can Press KW - Biomimicry KW - Juvenile literature KW - Technological innovations KW - Bionique KW - Ouvrages pour la jeunesse KW - Innovations KW - Engineering KW - sears N1 - "The artwork in this book was rendered in acrylic on canvas"--Title page verso; 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; 1110; Lexile N2 - Contains descriptions of technological innovations inspired by things found in the natural world ER -