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INDEX
A
air pressure, 19
B
beak, 21
biomimicry, 19
birds, 15, 17, 18
bullet train, 9, 10, 14
noise, 11, 13, 19, 20
nose of, 20, 21
E
electricity, 9, 11, 12
F
feathers, 17
J
Japan, 9, 10, 11
K
kingfishers, 18, 19, 21
L
locomotives, 6, 7, 8, 9
N
Nakatsu, Eiji, 15, 17, 21
noise, 11, 13, 17, 18
O
owls, 16, 17
P
pantographs, 12, 13,
16, 17
S
sonic boom, 13, 19, 21
speed of sound, 13
T
trains, 4, 5, 7, 8.
See also
bullet train
tunnels, 13, 19
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer Colby is a school librarian in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She loves reading,
traveling, and going to museums to learn about new things.
