Invented by Animals - Meet the creatures who inspired our everyday technology

Haslemere

About the author

Christiane Dorion is an award-winning author and educational consultant. She has written a number of children's books about the natural world and has worked with WWF and other environmental organisations for over 30 years. You can visit her website at www.christianedorion.com.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. www.gosiaherba.pl

Summary

Humans think they invent everything, but the fact is, us animals 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. In this book you will meet the animal inventors who have shared their super inventing powers to make amazing things for humans.

Additional text

 ‘A real celebration of animals often being steps ahead of humans when it comes to technology. […] This is another great non-fiction book from Wide Eyed which is fascinating in its own right but is also full of potential for curriculum work.’

Product details

• Authors: Christiane Dorion, Dorion Christiane
• Assisted by: Gosia Herba (Illustration), Herba Gosia (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2021
• EAN: 9780711260658
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6065-8
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Designed by Nature
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Machinery & Tools, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Educational: Technology