• From Penguin Wings to Boat Flippers

• Author Toney Allman
• Published by KidHaven Press

With its streamlined body and highly adapted wings, a penguin is the perfect ocean-going machine. No boat, ship, or submarine has ever come close to matching the efficiency or versatility of penguin power. By studying penguin locomotion, scientists are learning to build vessels that are driven by flippers instead of propellers. A penguin-inspired kayak is already in use.

Review:

"This slim, straightforward title in the new Imitating Nature series introduces the fascinating science involved in producing an equivalent to spider silk."

• Published/Released: September 2005
• ISBN 13: 9780737733860
• ISBN 10: 0737733861
• DDC: 623.87
• Product number: 224402
• Page count: 32
• Shipping Weight: 0.22 lbs (0.10 kgs)

Price: US $27.80

• (20% Discount for Schools and Libraries in the U.S. and Canada)

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