From Penguin Wings to Boat Flippers

by Allman, Toney

Series:Imitating Nature

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AR Book Level
5.9
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2,569
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
101771 EN

About this book

With its streamlined body and highly adapted wings, a penguin is the perfect ocean-going machine. By studying penguin locomotion, scientists are learning to build vessels that are driven by flippers instead of propellers.

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