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Invented by Animals

Invented by Animals

Meet the Creatures Who Inspired Our Everyday Technology

by Christiane Dorion and Gosia Herba
Hardback
Publication Date: 06/04/2021

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2022

An international best-seller, translated into over 25 languages



Often human scientists try and solve a problem or invent a new tool and they realise that animals have already invented it for them. 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. 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 crème de la crème 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.   

ISBN:
9780711260672
9780711260672
Category:
Educational: Technology
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
06-04-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Quarto Publishing Group UK
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
282.57x244.47x15.88mm
Weight:
0.6kg
Christiane Dorion

Christiane Dorion's passion for writing children's books stems from the thousands of questions she asked as a child, many of which remained unanswered: How big is the universe? When did life begin? Originally from Canada, Christiane moved to the UK to carry out a PhD in environmental education, before working for WWF-UK for eight years.

In 2002, Christiane left to become an educational consultant and writer, and her award-winning books are intended to inspire children to explore the complex systems of the world we live in and help protect it. Christiane lives in Surrey.

Gosia Herba

Gosia Herba is an illustrator and art historian originally from Poland. She's worked as an illustrator of children's books, graphic novels, magazines, music labels, and advertisements for over 12 years.

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