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Dazzle Ships
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Author : Chris Barton
language : en
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Release Date : 2017-09-01
Dazzle Ships written by Chris Barton and has been published by Millbrook Press ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A visually stunning look at innovative and eye-popping measures used to protect ships during World War I. During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern. Why would anyone put such eye-catching designs on ships? Desperate to protect ships from German torpedo attacks, British lieutenant-commander Norman Wilkinson proposed what became known as dazzle. These stunning patterns and colors were meant to confuse the enemy about a ship's speed and direction. By the end of the war, more than four thousand ships had been painted with these mesmerizing designs. Author Chris Barton and illustrator Victo Ngai vividly bring to life this little-known story of how the unlikely and the improbable became just plain dazzling. "[A] conversational, compelling, and visually arresting story . . ."—starred, Publishers Weekly "Barton's lively text is matched by Ngai's engrossing artwork, which employs dazzle techniques throughout her inventive spreads."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books New York Public Library Best Books for Kids Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
Dazzle Ships
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Author : Chris Barton
language : en
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Release Date : 2017-09-01
Dazzle Ships written by Chris Barton and has been published by Millbrook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A visually stunning look at innovative and eye-popping measures used to protect ships during World War I. During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern. Why would anyone put such eye-catching designs on ships? Desperate to protect ships from German torpedo attacks, British lieutenant-commander Norman Wilkinson proposed what became known as dazzle. These stunning patterns and colors were meant to confuse the enemy about a ship's speed and direction. By the end of the war, more than four thousand ships had been painted with these mesmerizing designs. Author Chris Barton and illustrator Victo Ngai vividly bring to life this little-known story of how the unlikely and the improbable became just plain dazzling. "[A] conversational, compelling, and visually arresting story . . ."—starred, Publishers Weekly "Barton's lively text is matched by Ngai's engrossing artwork, which employs dazzle techniques throughout her inventive spreads."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books New York Public Library Best Books for Kids Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
Camoupedia
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Author : Roy R. Behrens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Camoupedia written by Roy R. Behrens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Art categories.
An encyclopedic sourcebook for camouflage enthusiasts in all research areas who want to explore the history and development of camouflage (artistic, biological and military) since the 19th century. Richly illustrated with historic photographs, diagrams and drawings. Includes subject timeline, bibliography and index.
Ship
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Author : Brian Lavery
language : en
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Release Date : 2017-02-01
Ship written by Brian Lavery and has been published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-01 with Transportation categories.
From the earliest dugout canoes and the boats of the Ancient Egyptians, to the most technologically advanced modern battleships and cruise-liners, this is the ultimate guide to every aspect of the ship, and those who have sailed them. Embark on an epic voyage to find out all about the endeavours of the great explorers as they mapped the globe, and see the impact ships have had on trade and industry across the years. Learn about the dramatic historical conflicts in which ships played a vital role, and take a look at seafaring for pleasure and trace fishing through the ages. This new compact edition is produced in association with the National Maritime Museum, and features every conceivable type of sea-going vessel, from caravels and galleons, warships and yachts to clippers and cruise-liners. Previous edition ISBN 9781405353366
Avoiding Attack
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Author : Graeme D. Ruxton
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-31
Avoiding Attack written by Graeme D. Ruxton and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-31 with Science categories.
Avoiding Attack discusses the diversity of mechanisms by which prey avoid predator attacks and explores how such defensive mechanisms have evolved through natural selection. It considers how potential prey avoid detection, how they make themselves unprofitable to attack, how they communicate this status, and how other species have exploited these signals. Using carefully selected examples of camouflage, mimicry, and warning signals drawn from a wide range of species and ecosystems, the authors summarise the latest research into these fascinating adaptations, developing mathematical models where appropriate and making recommendations for future study. This second edition has been extensively rewritten, particularly in the application of modern genetic research techniques which have transformed our recent understanding of adaptations in evolutionary genomics and phylogenetics. The book also employs a more integrated and systematic approach, ensuring that each chapter has a broader focus on the evolutionary and ecological consequences of anti-predator adaptation. The field has grown and developed considerably over the last decade with an explosion of new research literature, making this new edition timely.
Dazzled And Deceived
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Author : Peter Forbes
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-15
Dazzled And Deceived written by Peter Forbes and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-15 with Science categories.
Nature has perfected the art of deception. Thousands of creatures all over the world - including butterflies, moths, fish, birds, insects and snakes - have honed and practised camouflage over hundreds of millions of years. Imitating other animals or their surroundings, nature's fakers use mimicry to protect themselves, to attract and repel, to bluff and warn, to forage and to hide. The advantages of mimicry are obvious - but how does 'blind' nature do it? And how has humanity learnt to profit from nature's ploys? "Dazzled and Deceived" tells the unique and fascinating story of mimicry and camouflage in science, art, warfare and the natural world. Discovered in the 1850s by the young English naturalists Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazonian rainforest, the phenomenon of mimicry was seized upon as the first independent validation of Darwin's theory of natural selection. But mimicry and camouflage also created a huge impact outside the laboratory walls. Peter Forbes' cultural history links mimicry and camouflage to art, literature, military tactics and medical cures across the twentieth century, and charts its intricate involvement with the dispute between evolution and creationism.
Design Thinking
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Author : Kristin Fontichiaro
language : en
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Design Thinking written by Kristin Fontichiaro and has been published by Cherry Lake this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Learn how to think critically about the design of things you want to make. Readers will learn to analyze the efficiency of their plans, while still feeling encouraged to push forward with new ideas. Photos, sidebars, and callouts help readers draw connections between new concepts in this book and other makers-related concepts they may already know. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
The Cloud Versus Grand Unification Theory
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Author : Chris Banks
language : en
Publisher: ECW Press
Release Date : 17-09-05
The Cloud Versus Grand Unification Theory written by Chris Banks and has been published by ECW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 17-09-05 with Poetry categories.
Consciousness and nostalgia in the Swipe Right age This collection attempts to find poetry, or what Gwendolyn MacEwen once called Òa single symmetry,Ó amid the chaos of 21st-century life. A powerful catalogue of loss and human connection, it considers not only how our identities are formed by places and experiences rooted in childhood, but also by digital newsfeeds, YouTube, and the Ògospel of Spotify.Ó These poems intimately confront topics as diverse as quantum physics, video arcades, mental illness, climate change, road rage, alcoholism, endangered species, and even a gigantic NoahÕs Ark replica. Chris Banks is a poet known for packing his lines with thought and feeling. Building on the generous work of John Koethe, Larry Levis, and Ada Limn, BanksÕs wildly expansive, often lyric, deeply accessible poems are brilliant meditations on what it means to be human in a brave new world of cloud computing and smart phones.
Zodiac
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Author : Stephen Ricketts
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2017-01-10
Zodiac written by Stephen Ricketts and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-10 with Fiction categories.
Three lords, one destiny. Good and evil are no longer black and white. The lords of destiny must navigate through shades of gray, where betrayal hides, and live with decisions they are forced to make. Arc takes his Lion Army on a crusade of vengeance against an empire that murdered his family. As guardian of Avolonia, Davos must prevail over new enemies and ghosts from his past to prevent the fledgling nation from being clawed apart by greed and religion. The Dragon Warrior searches for a forgotten zodiac. Dark forces pursue Axan and his companions on their voyage of adventure and adversity.
The Phantom Army Of Alamein
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Author : Rick Stroud
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-06-06
The Phantom Army Of Alamein written by Rick Stroud and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with History categories.
In 1940 a group of artists, sculptors, film makers, theatre designers and set painters came together to form the Camouflage Unit. They were so successful that in August 1942 Montgomery ordered them to to hide the preparations for the Battle of Alamein. In six weeks two entire divisions were conjured from the sand, while real units, stores and men vanished into thin air. Then, right in front of the German's eyes they made 600 tanks disappear and reappear fifty miles away disguised as lorries. Rommel had been bamboozled by an army made of nothing but string and straw and bits of wood.