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WINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2022 An international
best-seller, translated into over 25 languages In this book you
will meet the animal inventors who have shared their super
inventing powers to make amazing things for humans. We have
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 creme de la creme 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. And meet the snail who has invented a house that stays cool
inside even in the desert.
Following on from the incredible Invented by Animals and Built by
Animals, Powered by Plants introduces us to the wondrous plants
whose ingenious features have inspired innovations in human
technology. Plants exhibit an incredible range of diversity in
their shape, structures and how they interact with other living
things and their environment. Some of this great diversity is being
increasingly studied and copied, inspiring innovation in science,
design, engineering and technology. This book guides readers
through a startling collection of fascinating vegetation, from
towering cottonwood trees with wind power potential to slippery,
meat-eating assassins of the plant world and the fast-growing
aquatic plant which helps propel ships farther using less energy.
Learn surprising applications and spin-offs of both exotic species
including the world's largest flower that generates its own heat
and more familiar plants such as bamboo, coconut and maize, all
depicted in colourful, engaging fashion. Colourful and lively
illustrations and pop-out fact boxes bring the science in this book
to life, and Powered by Plants shows us how much we can learn from
studyin the myriad magnificence of the natural world. Other
fascinating books in this series are Built by Animals and Invented
by Animals.
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Van Dog (Hardcover)
Mikolaj Pa; Illustrated by Gosia Herba
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R351
Discovery Miles 3 510
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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A hybrid comic and seek-and-find book that contemplates art and
creativityVan Dog rides to the countryside to paint a landscape one
day. As he mounts his easel, mixes his paints, and contemplates the
scenery, the landscape slowly unfolds in weird and wonderful ways:
a snail nibbles on a mushroom, ants gather to work, and a giant
lizard monster sets off on a journey to Tokyo. As the landscape
becomes busier and busier, Van Dog struggles to finish his
painting-but is he overwhelmed by his subject, or is the richness
of the countryside precisely what inspires him?
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The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book
Sally Nicholls; Illustrated by Gosia Herba
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R364
R263
Discovery Miles 2 630
Save R101 (28%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This is your nose. What happens when we press it? BEEEEP! From
fingers that tickle to bellies that need to be gobbled up, join in
with each family as they play their own games to name different
bits of the body. From Waterstones Prize-winning Sally Nicholls
comes this interactive book full of fun and play, illustrated with
diverse young families by illustrator Gosia Herba.
This is your nose. What happens when we press it? BEEEEP! From
fingers that tickle to bellies that need to be gobbled up, join in
with each family as they play their own games to name different
bits of the body. From Waterstones Prize-winning Sally Nicholls
comes this interactive book full of fun and play, illustrated with
diverse young families by illustrator Gosia Herba.
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