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Highlights
- Discover more about the incredible near-future technology featured in the Explorer Academy series and the real-life inspiration behind the science.
- 8-12 Years
- 9.0" x 5.9" Paperback
- 128 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Technology
- Series Name: Explorer Academy
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About the Book
"This cool book profiles real-life National Geographic explorers who devised innovations like RoboBees (Mell); it features cutting-edge tech that's actually being developed, and provides empowering stories of how tech is enabling conservation successes"--Book Synopsis
Discover more about the incredible near-future technology featured in the Explorer Academy series and the real-life inspiration behind the science. You've gone on adventures with Cruz Coronado and his fellow recruits as they communicated with whales using the Universal Cetacean Communicator, camouflaged themselves using the Lumagine shadow badge, and deployed octopods to make speedy escapes. Now dive further into the near-future world of Explorer Academy by learning about the real-life scientific discoveries that inspired the gadgets. This cool book profiles real-life National Geographic explorers who devised innovations like RoboBees (Mell); it features cutting-edge tech that's actually being developed, and provides empowering stories of how tech is enabling conservation successes. Fields of study cover wearable technology, submersibles, robotics, medicine, space farming, everyday technology, and the world of the future. Every good explorer craves information, and now it's time to amp up your technology knowledge. After all, the near-future world of Explorer Academy is just across the horizon, and much of its tech is already shaping the world we live in.About the Author
JAMIE KIFFEL-ALCHEH is an award-winning children's book author and frequent writer for National Geographic Kids magazine. Some of her favorite cover stories feature orcas' social habits, how gorillas talk, ways sea otters are saving the planet, and what animals think is funny. She is also a preschool TV show creator and a lyricist for films and ad campaigns.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 8-12 Years
Number of Pages: 128
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Sub-Genre: Technology
Series Title: Explorer Academy
Publisher: Natgeo Under the Stars
Theme: Inventions
Format: Paperback
Author: Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh
Language: English
Street Date: January 5, 2021
TCIN: 1003525326
UPC: 9781426339141
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-0692
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.3 inches length x 5.9 inches width x 9 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.65 pounds
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