Megan Clendenan

Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such as climate change.

In Design Like Nature young readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by the environment. Nature runs the entire planet with no waste and no pollution. Can humans learn to do this too? It's time to step outside and start designing like nature.

Educator & Series Information
Recommended for ages 9 to 12.

This book is part of the Orca Footprint series. Kids today inhabit a world full of complex—and often mystifying—environmental issues. Orca Footprints aim to help kids answer their questions about the state of the natural world with well-researched, simply-expressed information and powerful images. With topics such as food production, water, cycling and sustainable energy, these books will inspire kids to take action.

A free, downloadable scavenger hunt activity is available: Scavenger Hunt - Design Like Nature: Biomimicry for a Healthy Planet

Additional Information
48 pages | 8.00" x 9.50"

Everyone depends on clean air to breathe, safe water to drink and healthy soil for growing food. But what if your drinking water is dangerous, your air is polluted and your soil is toxic?

What can you do about that? Do you have the right to demand change?

Fresh Air, Clean Water: Defending Our Right to a Healthy Environment explores the connections between our environment and our health, and why the right to live in a healthy environment should be protected as a human right. The book features profiles of kids around the world who are taking action and important environmental rights court cases. Hear the powerful stories of those fighting for change.

Reviews
“A forceful and informative handbook on environmental justice, accessible enough to strike a chord with young readers.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A worthy purchase where readers enjoy a personal approach to science instruction.”— Booklist

Educator & Series Information
Recommended for ages 9 to 12.

This book is part of the Orca Think series. 

A free, downloadable activitiy sheet is available: Activity Sheet - Fresh Air, Clean Water: Our Right to a Healthy Environment

Additional Information
102 pages | 7.00" x 9.00" | Colour Photographs | Hardcover