From Thistle Burrs to... Velcro

From the Set Innovations from Nature

Learn how thistle burrs inspired the invention of Velcro.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Dewey 745.2
Lexile 930L
ATOS Reading Level 5.9
Guided Reading Level W
Language English
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781610804943), Paperback (9781610806688), PDF (9781610805810), ePub (9781631884818), Hosted ebook (9781610808606), Kindle (9781631371233)
Copyright 2013
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 7.5 x 9.5
Graphics Full-color photographs, Historical photographs

Author: Josh Gregory

Josh Gregory is the author of more than 200 books for kids. He has written about everything from animals to technology to history. A graduate of the University of Missouri–Columbia, he currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.

  • Fascinating Fasteners
  • All About Burrs
  • An Idea Takes Shape
  • More Useful Than Ever
  • An Incredible Inventor
  • Glossary
  • For More Information
  • Index
  • About the Author
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Sources for further research
Table of contents
Full-color photographs, Historical photographs