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.
| ISBN: | 9780711270060 |
| Publication date: | 2nd August 2022 |
| Author: | Clive Gifford |
| Illustrator: | Gosia Herba |
| Publisher: | Wide Eyed Editions |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 75 pages |
| Reading age: | 7+ |
| Series: | Designed by Nature |
| Genres: |
Educational: Design and technology Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments |
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.
Powered by Plants is aimed at readers aged 7 and over.
Powered by Plants features in the following genres: Educational: Design and technology, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments
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Powered by Plants was written by Clive Gifford and published by Wide Eyed Editions
Powered by Plants has 75 pages
Yes it is part of Designed by Nature series
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.