Powered by Plants - Meet the trees, flowers and vegetation that inspire our everyday technology

Powered by Plants explores the world of plants and how their properties are increasingly helping to shape the cutting edge of human technology and design.

About the author

Clive Gifford has travelled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colours of History (QED). Clive lives in Manchester, UK. 
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 16 years. www.gosiaherba.pl

Summary

Powered by Plants explores the world of plants and how their properties are increasingly helping to shape the cutting edge of human technology and design.

Product details

• Authors: Clive Gifford, Clive Gifford
• Assisted by: Gosia Herba (Illustration), Herba Gosia (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.08.2022
• EAN: 9780711270060
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-7006-0
• No. of pages: 80
• Weight: 650 g
• Series: Designed by Nature
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Machinery & Tools, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions, Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees, Buildings & construction (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Design & technology, Educational: Design and technology, Natural history (Children's/Teenage)