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Ring, Susan

Nature Did It First

32 pp. | Chelsea Clubhouse | January, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-7910-7427-7 $$13.95
(3) K-3 Science Links series. Using a lively narrative style, Ring shows how people have taken inspiration from animal and plant adaptations for inventions of their own: Velcro from burdock plants and sonar from dolphins, among other examples. Each explanation is followed by a brief description of a scientist working on a nature-inspired invention. Color photos and drawings illustrate the text. Websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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