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Beauty and the beak, how science, technology, and a 3D-print beak rescued a bald eagle, By Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp ; photos by Glen Hush, Michele Barker, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Digital Library

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Beauty and the beak, how science, technology, and a 3D-print beak rescued a bald eagle, By Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp ; photos by Glen Hush, Michele Barker, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Digital Library
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Beauty and the beak
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
995048315
Responsibility statement
By Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp ; photos by Glen Hush, Michele Barker, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Digital Library
Sub title
how science, technology, and a 3D-print beak rescued a bald eagle
Summary
Meet Beauty, the bald eagle that made world news when she was injured, rescued and received a 3D-printed prosthetic beak. Follow Beauty's brave and inspiring story as she grows up in the wild, is rescued after being illegally shot, and receives a new beak specially engineered by a human team including a raptor biologist, engineer and dentist. Learn more about how bald eagles as a species came back from near extinction, and about nationwide efforts to conserve this American symbol
Target audience
juvenile
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