Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World
Written and illustrated by Christy Hale
Hardcover: $20.95
Ebook
View the Teacher's GuideIllustrations of plants and animals and tanka poetry are paired with photographs of innovative inventions and designs found around the world to present captivating examples of nature-inspired design. A lotus leaf inspires the invention of the umbrella. A cat's eyes inspire the development of safety road reflectors. Discover how mimicking behaviors and strategies in nature lead inventors and designers to develop amazing new products, processes, and technologies that improve our lives and environment.
In this companion to her award-winning book Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building, Christy Hale has crafted an extraordinary collection that introduces readers to the surprising ways in which nature has sparked human creativity and innovation.
Come be inspired to explore--discover--create!
Check out these fun activities and downloadables for Copycat from Christy Hale!
Copycat Invention: Animal Adaptation
Schoolyard Scavenger Hunt
Biomimicry Center Packet
Biomimicry Bulletin Board Signage
Learn how to use Copycat as a mentor text from Two Writing Teachers:
Tapping Into the Power of Some New Mentor Texts
Watch the book trailer!
About the Creators
Christy Hale - Author, Illustrator
CHRISTY HALE has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building and several other titles for Lee & Low Books. As an educator, Hale currently teaches picture book writing at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She has also taught art and graphic design to high school students, and first learned about the Lemon Grove case at an in-service teacher workshop. Hale and her husband live in Palo Alto, California. You can visit her online at christyhale.com. Photo credit: Jenna Cole.
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ISBN
Hardcover: 9781643792309
Awards
Starred Review
Horn Book Magazine
Best Children's Books of the Year
Bank Street College of Education
Starred Review
School Library Journal
Junior Library Guild Selection
Notable Books in the Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English
Delaware Diamonds Reading List
Diamond State Reading Association
Eureka! Award
California Reading Association
Keystone to Reading Book Awards
Keystone State Reading Association
Best Books for Kids
New York Public Library
Guided Reading:
PLexile:
NPInterest Level:
Grades PreK - 5Reading Level:
Grades 3 - 4Themes
Animals, Environment/Nature, Imagination, Informational Text, Inventors / Inventions, Nature/Science, Nonfiction, Poetry
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