How Is a Building Like a Termite Mound?

December 1, 2021
Grades 1-3 The natural world is filled with amazing and clever adaptations that give plants and animals the ability to thrive in their given environments. The Lightning Bolt Books: Imitating Nature series (4 titles) introduces the concept of biomimicry to primary-grade readers by spotlighting how certain animals have inspired different inventions in STEM fields. Thematically focused, each book simply defines biomimicry and presents five examples of this concept in action. The series employs colorful page backgrounds, uncluttered layouts, childlike fonts, and well-chosen photos or illustrations on every page with clarifying captions. Architecture unifies the entries in How Is a Building Like a Termite Mound?, which highlights energy-efficient and temperature-regulating designs like Zimbabwe's breezy Eastgate Center (thanks, termite mounds!) and Singapore's spiky Esplanade theater (cheers, durian fruit!). A glimpse of potential future designs closes the volumes of this curiosity-generating series.

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