Karl's new beak : 3-D printing builds a bird a better life

Titre
Karl's new beak : 3-D printing builds a bird a better life

Lela, Nargi

Sommaire
Karl is an Abyssinian ground hornbill with a special challenge. His lower bill had broken off and made eating difficult. Karl did a great job of adapting and finding new ways to eat, but he wasn't getting all the food he needed. His zookeepers at the National Zoo and friends at the Smithsonian Institute wanted to help. Could an old bird skeleton and a 3-D printer give Karl a new beak? Karl's new adventure was about to begin!

At head of title: Smithsonian

Date de publication comme intervalle
2019

Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books with 4D.

Description matérielle
27 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Age 6-8.

Terme de vedette-matière
Veterinary surgery -- Technological innovation.
 
Hornbills -- Surgery.
 
Bill (Anatomy) -- Surgery.
 
Implants, Artificial -- Technological innovation.
 
Three-dimensional imaging in medicine.

Résumé
Karl is an Abyssinian ground hornbill with a special challenge. His lower bill had broken off and made eating difficult. Karl did a great job of adapting and finding new ways to eat, but he wasn't getting all the food he needed. His zookeepers at the National Zoo and friends at the Smithsonian Institute wanted to help. Could an old bird skeleton and a 3-D printer give Karl a new beak? Karl's new adventure was about to begin!

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781684460267

Informations de publication
North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, a Capstone Imprint, [2019]
 
©2019


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Westbrook629 NARBook30197000225985Non-Fiction