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The shocking truth about energy

by Leedy, Loreen.

Format: Print Book 2010
Availability: Available at 9 Libraries 9 of 9 copies

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Brentwood Library Easy E 333.79 Leedy
Location  Brentwood Library
 
Collection  Easy
 
Call Number  E 333.79 Leedy
 
 
CLP - Hill District Children's Non-Fiction Collection j TJ163.23.L436 2010
Location  CLP - Hill District
 
Collection  Children's Non-Fiction Collection
 
Call Number  j TJ163.23.L436 2010
 
 
CLP - Knoxville Children's Non-Fiction Collection j TJ163.23.L436 2010
Location  CLP - Knoxville
 
Collection  Children's Non-Fiction Collection
 
Call Number  j TJ163.23.L436 2010
 
 
CLP - Main Library First Floor Children's Department - Non-Fiction Collection j TJ163.23.L436 2010
Location  CLP - Main Library
 
Collection  First Floor Children's Department - Non-Fiction Collection
 
Call Number  j TJ163.23.L436 2010
 
 
CLP - South Side Children's Non-Fiction Collection j TJ163.23.L436 2010
Location  CLP - South Side
 
Collection  Children's Non-Fiction Collection
 
Call Number  j TJ163.23.L436 2010
 
 
CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Non-Fiction Collection j TJ163.23.L436 2010
Location  CLP - Squirrel Hill
 
Collection  Children's Non-Fiction Collection
 
Call Number  j TJ163.23.L436 2010
 
 
Cooper-Siegel Community Library Children's Non Fiction j 333.79 LEE
Location  Cooper-Siegel Community Library
 
Collection  Children's Non Fiction
 
Call Number  j 333.79 LEE
 
 
Northland Public Library Children's Nonfiction J 333.79 L51
Location  Northland Public Library
 
Collection  Children's Nonfiction
 
Call Number  J 333.79 L51
 
 
Upper St. Clair Township Library Juvenile Non-fiction JUV 531.6 LEEDY
Location  Upper St. Clair Township Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Non-fiction
 
Call Number  JUV 531.6 LEEDY
 
 

Summary
This high-voltage introduction to energy combines physical science and environmental science with fun. Comical characters explain the basics, including the many forms energy can take. Readers can learn how energy changes from one from to another so that the Sun's energy can end up in a lunch box and eventually in people's muscles. Easy-to-follow diagrams show different ways energy can be harnessed. For a green look at the topic, the pros and cons of each form of energy are outline, and tips on how to use energy sensibly are included.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "An imaginary bolt of pure energy appropriately named Erg introduces energy basics: its varied forms, the principle that it can be changed but not destroyed, how we get and use the power of fossil fuels, good and bad news about old and new power sources, and the importance of conserving energy to save the earth. The author begins with the role of food in human bodies, a sure way to draw young readers in. The exercise of imagining human muscles pushing a car easily explains our use of other power sources. Leedy's experience selecting facts that are most relevant and engaging for young readers is evident, and the information is eminently digestible. The design moves from energetic to near-frenetic. Her brightly colored mixed-media illustrations are filled with animated appliances, bursts of information, and decorated fonts. Three final pages of sensible suggestions for energy saving are followed by three more pages of helpful supplemental information and suggested Web sites, including a source for science fair projects.--Isaacs, Kathleen Copyright 2010 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "This lively picture book stars Erg, a lightning bolt of "pure energy." Erg shares how energy gets transferred into different forms (the fuel a boy gains from eating a hot dog, the coal that makes electricity), describes the effects of global warming, and weighs the pros and cons of solar, wind, geothermal, and other powers. "Geothermal power is clean and works day and night in any weather," but the "high underground temperatures needed for geothermal power plants are not available in many areas." Personified automobiles and appliances communicate via speech balloons, as easy-to-follow flowcharts make a potentially abstract concept tangible. Ages 5-8. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information
Subjects Power resources -- Juvenile literature.
Power resources -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Pollution prevention -- Juvenile literature.
Power resources.
Power resources -- Environmental aspects.
Pollution prevention.
Publisher New York :Holiday House,2010
Edition 1st ed.
Audience Lexile: 720.
Language English
Description 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography Notes Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 9780823422203 (hardcover)
0823422208 (hardcover)
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