{"product_id":"design-like-nature-biomimicry-for-a-healthy-planet-9781459824645","title":"Design Like Nature: Biomimicry for a Healthy Planet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★\"Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all -libraries.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such as climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDesign Like Nature\u003c\/em\u003e young readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by the environment. Nature runs the entire planet with no waste and no pollution. Can humans learn to do this too? It's time to step outside and start designing like nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe epub edition of this title is fully accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClendenan, Megan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMegan Clendenan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eOffbeat\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel for young readers in the Orca Limelights line. Megan lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia, where she is surrounded by nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoolcock, Kim Ryall:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKim Ryall Woolcock \u003c\/strong\u003ehas always loved books and biology. She has an honors degree in literature from UBC and a master's in biology from Duke University. A full-time science writer and editor, Kim lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, with her family. This is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orca Book Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567710703890,"sku":"9781459824645","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_abd43716-de14-4439-bef0-7265aba1eee3.jpg?v=1731926885","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/design-like-nature-biomimicry-for-a-healthy-planet-9781459824645","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}