Wild scientists
Mould, Steve, 1978-2020
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Join bestselling author Steve Mould to uncover nature's greatest scientists, engineers, and mathematicians from plants that can count to architect insects. If you thought all scientists wear white coats and work in labs, think again! Meet amazing engineers, such as the spiders who build immense webs from different kinds of silk; funky physicists, like the bats that can see with sound; and surprising chemists, such as the corpse flower that smells like smelly socks to attract insects to pollinate it! The science behind each genius adaptation is explained clearly in Steve Mould's trademark humorous style and you'll be amazed by nature's solutions to some of the world's trickiest problems. Wild Scientists is a brilliant introduction to some of nature's cleverest animals and plants. You'll never look at nature the same way again!
Main title:
Wild scientists / written by Steve Mould ; illustrated by John Devolle.
Author:
Imprint:
London, UK : Dorling Kindersley, 2020.
Collation:
72 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes index and glossary.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Meet the scientists -- Physicists. Colourful communication; Surface skater; Stargazing beetles; Packing a punch; Seeing with sound; Hornbeam origami; Slime time; Safe surface -- Chemists. Spots or stripes?; Smelly scientist; Sticking around; Stinging spray; Antifreeze fish; Reflective road -- Biologists. Remote control; Zombie snails; Ant farmers; Plant professor; Feeling the heat; Beaked bullet train -- Engineers. Web weaver; Insect gears; Animal architect; Beaver builder; Sun-tracking solar panel -- Mathematicians. Six-sided shapes; Counting cicadas; Killer countdown; Sunflower sequence; Staying dry -- Glossary -- Index.
ISBN:
9780241413814
Dewey class:
581.4581
Language:
English
BRN:
370792
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Junior Non-Fiction Animals | J 581 MOU | Available |
| Brighton Library | Junior Non-Fiction Environment | J 581 MOU | Available |