Nature & Human Inventions
9781869700966
Nature and Human Inventions is an informational explanation. The text explains how some human inventions copy animals’ extraordinary capabilities. For example, track shoes mimic a cheetah’s long, sharp claws. A jet boat works on the same principal that propels octopuses and squids rapidly through water. The style is informative and conversational.
The book has a table of contents and is divided into five sections, an introduction and four sections supporting the main idea. The text is composed of a variety of sentence types. Apostrophes are used for possessives. Captioned and labelled photographs support the text and add meaning. A comparison chart provides four more quick examples to support the main idea. An index is provided. The book concludes with a two-page spread that provides the characteristics of an explanation, including a topic, headings, supporting information, and visuals.
Some words, such as suction, prey, overlap, and nutcrackers may require clarification. Several words are used in singular and plural: person/people, enemy/enemies, body/bodies, dragonfly/dragonflies.
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