What is wind power? With tons of helpful illustrations, captions, maps, and diagrams, this book covers what wind is and where it comes from, wind energy use throughout history, using wind to power homes and businesses, pros and cons to wind energy, and the future of wind energy (latest technologies). The text is a good size and consists of fairly simple sentences with terminology explained as part of the narration. At the back is a colorfully illustrated review section, a list of true statistics about wind power energy, a further resources page, a glossary, and an index. 48 pgs, pb.
Wind Power - Alternative Energy (True Book)
SKU
028369
ISBN
9780531239452
Grade 3-5
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Product Overview
- Learn all about wind energy and its impact on our world!
- Filled with pictures, maps, diagrams, and more that clearly illustrate different concepts
- Covers the history of wind power, pros and cons to wind energy, latest technologies in wind energy, and more
- Review section, further resources, glossary, and index included in the back
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Publisher's Description of Wind Power - Alternative Energy (True Book)
Even though wind is invisible, we can see it action just about everywhere we look.
Birds soar on it. It sends autumn leaves skittering across lawns. And we can even harness its power to create electricity. Readers (Grades 3-5) will learn what causes wind, how people have used wind power throughout history, and why wind is becoming one of the leading alternative energy sources for generating electricity.
Category Description for True Books - Physical Science
Need a good way to introduce physical science topics to your children? This series of books will not only do just that, but also spark some curiosity to further learning. Your children learn about inventions, inventors, and how different forces (like friction or gravity) are used in everyday life. Plenty of fun photographs and facts are packed into these small books. Approx. 48 pgs, pb. -Chad
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 3-5 |
| Brand: | Children's Press |
| ISBN: | 9780531239452 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.375 |
| Width in Inches: | 7.125 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.0625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.12 |
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