Nature Did It First

What child doesn't want to know how things work? Introduce a young reader in your life to how nature works and inspires innovation to help solve some of our toughest engineering challenges. This kid-friendly, beautiful introduction to biomimicry is half playful rhymes and half nonfiction, perfect for ages 5 and up.

Nature does it best … and did it first! Explore the ways we have looked to nature for brilliant new designs and innovations to solve our own conundrums. Each example in nature is paired with a fun, rhyming description, an example of how it has been used by us, and a question to the reader—"what other problems can be solved?"

Learn fascinating examples of biomimicry, like:

How burrs inspired Velcro

How grooved gecko feet inspired adhesive

How bumpy whale flippers inspired windmill blades and surfboards

And more!

Back matter includes:

A glossary for words like echolocation and adhesive

A STEM Challenge activity perfect for your home or classroom