Inside In: X-Rays of Nature's Hidden World

Schutten, Jan Paul

ISBN 10: 1771646799 / ISBN 13: 9781771646796

Edité par Greystone Kids, 2021

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Synopsis :

A perfect book for STEM learning: Kids ages 8-12 will love these creepy X-Rays of bugs, reptiles, mammals, and more!

A Smithsonian Magazine Best Children’s Book of the Year

Using incredible X-ray techniques, Inside In displays creatures and their natural habitats in a never-before-seen way. Kids will learn the awesome answers to questions like:

• What does a bee look like under its furry coat?
• How does a seahorse protect itself with armor and a skeleton?
• How does a tree frog use its eyes to swallow?

This visually stunning and highly original book features:

• X-ray images are cool and fun to look at!
• Simple text helps kids understand the animals and plants in each image.
• Pops of neon colors make animals and plants come to life.

À propos de l'auteur:
Jan Paul Schutten has been writing children's nonfiction books since 2003. His books are popular and critically acclaimed; he has won several awards including the Gouden Griffel (Golden Stylus) for his book Children of Amsterdam.

Arie van ’t Riet is a Dutch artist and medical physicist who uses X-ray equipment to create “bioramas”―X-ray portraits of animals and plants. While teaching the physics of radiation and radiation safety, he became interested in the application of low-energy X-rays to capture delicate objects. Arie van ’t Riet is “inspired by the unbelievable beauty of nature... and its wonderful complexity.”

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Inside In: X-Rays of Nature's Hidden World
Éditeur : Greystone Kids
Date d'édition : 2021
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Illustrateur : Van 't Riet, Arie
Etat : very_good