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Sandra Markle is the author of than two hundred childrens books which have won numerous awards including Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book IRA CBC Childrens Choice NSTA CBC Outstanding Trade Books for Children NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended and ALA Notable Books for Children She lives in Lakewood Ranch Florida and frequently travels to schools sharing her program Sandra Markles Books Are REAL Adventures Sandra Markle is the author of than two hundred children s books which have won numerous awards including Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book IRA CBC Children s Choice NSTA CBC Outstanding Trade Books for Children NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended and ALA Notable Books for Children She lives in Lakewood Ranch Florida and frequently travels to schools sharing her program Sandra Markle s Books Are REAL Adventures site_link Great pix but text lacking 48 Another great non fiction picture book for middle graders by Sandra Markle this one focused fairly equally on animal adaptations and the inventions inspired by those incredible abilities Bioinspiration is the phrase coined for that back in the 1960s and Markle does a fabulous job with text and photographs describing how animals survive using features such as a tail that acts as a breathing tube that may have inspired the diving helmet that ultimately became the scuba gear that is used today Some inventors such as those who created the Geckskin that sticks and holds an object to a surface and releases when tugged cite their animal sources specifically while others seem logical but there is no real evidence of the natural world inspiring their creation Regardless Markle s book will find its place in the animal adaptations section of the school library as well as inventions Photographs are placed liberally throughout the book helping to maintain interest and aiding comprehension of the large amount of text Glossary bibliography index and additional reading provided in the back matter. Wild inventions childrens books in order Thanks for the print arc Lerner Books 48 What do animals have to do with inventions Welcome to the world of bioinspiration Inventors observe and imitate strategies and adaptations that animals use in the natural world to find inspiration for new creations Sometimes two animal species face a similar challenge and come up with two very different ways for dealing with it For instance both sharks and pangolins have special skin that protects them from harm Shark skin inspired a type of armor for boats and pangolins inspired the design of a helmet for humans Wild Inventions introduces six pairs of animals and the inventions they inspired It gives readers a peek at the creative process involved in designing new inventions to help people stay safe live comfortably and go places and do things that weren t previously possible Wild Inventions Ideas Inspired by Animals Sandra Markle s Science Discoveries.