Description
★“Fascinating…An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Journal, starred review
Did 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.
In Design Like Nature 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.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Author Bio
Megan Clendenan enjoys learning about how people ate throughout history and hopes that the foods of the future will be more sustainable and just. She is the author of Cities: How Humans Live Together and the Green Earth Award winner Fresh Air, Clean Water: Our Right to a Healthy Environment. She is a co-author of Design Like Nature: Biomimicry for a Healthy Planet, part of the Orca Footprints series. Megan lives near Vancouver, British Columbia, with her family, where she likes growing vegetables in her backyard.
Prizes
- BC Books for SchoolsCommended 2021
- Evanston Public Library Blueberry Award - Honor Nonfiction bookCommended 2021
Review Quotes
★“Fascinating…An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”
— School Library Journal (SLJ), starred review“A clever collection of inspiring ideas from nature, Design Like Nature highlights several global thinkers and inventors practising biomimicry. Will entertain readers and help inspire creative, sustainable thinking.”
— BC Books for SchoolsBiographical note
Megan Clenndenan is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of Offbeat, a novel for young readers in the Orca Limelights series. Megan lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia, where she is surrounded by nature.
Kim Ryall Woolcock has 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.
