From termite den to... office building (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Innovations from Nature) by Yomtov, Nelson

From termite den to... office building (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Innovations from Nature)
by Yomtov, Nelson

(#0511KM0)

Paperback Cherry Lake Publishing, 2014

Price: USD 10.05

Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm.
Dewey: 720; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 6.4

Product Overview
From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.;Modern comforts -- Nature's master builders -- How it's done -- Looking ahead -- A building dream team -- Glossary. Discusses ways nature has inspired technological innovations and focuses on how termite den construction has helped scientists in the design of the office building.

From the Publisher
Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between termite dens and a new office building design. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how termite dens inspired a new office building design. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
  • Publication Date: January 1, 2014
  • Format: Paperback
  • Series: 21st century skills innovation library. Innovations from nature
  • Dewey: 720
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 1-62431-761-8
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-62431-761-3
  • LCCN: 2013-031285
  • Follett Number: 0511KM0
  • Reading Level: 6.4
  • Audience: Middle School