Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, in this book young readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by nature.

Megan Clenndenan is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of Offbeat, a novel for young readers in the Orca Limelights series. Megan lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia, where she is surrounded by nature.

Kim Ryall Woolcock has always loved books and biology. She has an honors degree in literature from UBC and a master's in biology from Duke University. A full-time science writer and editor, Kim lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, with her family. This is her first book.