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    Nature Inspired Contraptions
    Nature Inspired Contraptions
    Nature Inspired Contraptions
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    Nature Inspired Contraptions

    By Robin Koontz

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    Did you know that nature is the world's largest science and engineering lab? Learn how designers and engineers use biomimicry to create or improve products. This title supports NGSS for Engineering Design.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarson-Dellosa Publishing
    Release dateFeb 1, 2019
    ISBN9781731610867
    Nature Inspired Contraptions
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    Robin Koontz

    Robin Koontz is a freelance author/illustrator/designer of a wide variety of nonfiction and fiction books. Raised in Maryland and Alabama, Robin now lives with her husband in the Coast Range of western Oregon.

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