Title:
Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge / Deidre Havrelock and Edward Kay ; with illustrations by Kalila Fuller.
ISBN:
9780316413336
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, 2023.
©2023
Physical Description:
256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Sustainable land and management and ecology -- Transportation -- Communications technology -- Agriculture and food technology -- Health sciences -- Textile technology, clothing, and fashion -- Architecture and civil engineering -- Hunting and combat technology -- Mathematics -- Arts, sports, and recreation -- Traditional ecological knowledge and our sustainable future.
Summary:
"Corn. Cholage. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Recorded history and folklore. Lifesaving disinfectant. Forest-fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these and countless other scientifc discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. From transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies to astronomy, and architecture to agriculture, Indigenous Ingenuity is an unforgettable introduction to STEM fields, featuring interactive activities, recipes, and science experiments."-- Front jacket flap.
OCLC Number:
on1345216024
Availability:
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