Karl's New Beak

3-D Printing Builds a Bird a Better Life

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Lela Nargi

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Hardback

Series:

Encounter

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An Abyssinian Ground Hornbill named Karl at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute had a special challenge. His lower bill had broken off which made eating difficult. Karl found new ways to eat but he wasn't getting enough food. His keepers and some friends at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History came up with an idea. Could they use an old bird skeleton and a 3-D printer to make Karl a new beak

Author Biography:

Lela Nargi is an author, editor, and veteran journalist living in a leafy corner of Brooklyn, NY, with her daughter, her husband, and an enormous rabbit. After years spent covering news, celebrities, lifestyle, and photography for large national magazines like People, Life, and Entertainment Weekly, she now writes about food, science, the environment, travel, business, and parenting for a wide variety of outlets. She also writes books--lately, mostly for children.

Release date NZ

March 1st, 2019

Author

Lela Nargi

Audience

Children / Juvenile

Interest Age

From 8 to 11 years

Pages

Series

Encounter

Dimensions

206x259x10

ISBN-13

9781684460267

Product ID

29104659

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