From kingfishers to-- bullet trains by Wil Mara.
Title:
From kingfishers to-- bullet trains by Wil Mara.
ISBN:
9781610805858
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Cherry Lake Pub., c2013.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (32 p.) : ill. (some col.).
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Speeding through history -- Hey, turn that down! -- What in the world is biomimicry? -- The future of bullet trains -- The all-star team.
Summary:
Discusses how engineers used the flights of owls and kingfishers to figure out how to fix the sound problems created by bullet trains as they travel through the countryside.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS MG 7.0 1.0 153408.
Reading Counts RC 9.5 4.0 59947.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Mackin Educational Resources Click here to open
Interest grade level:
5-7.
Audience:
NC 1110 Lexile.
Reading level:
7.
Series Sequence:
Availability:
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