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The Shocking Truth about Energy
by
Loreen Leedy
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 way...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 15th 2010
by Holiday House
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Energy. It's a hot topic right now and I'd bet it's going to stay that way. Open up The Shocking Truth About Energy and join Erg the lightning guy (okay, actually, Erg is "pure energy!") as he tells you about all the different methods for harnessing energy, how they work, and what their pros and cons are.
With brightly-colored pictures and simple (but not too babyish) diagrams and explanations, The Shocking Truth About Energy provides an accessible guide to energy for elementary students. This is...more
With brightly-colored pictures and simple (but not too babyish) diagrams and explanations, The Shocking Truth About Energy provides an accessible guide to energy for elementary students. This is...more
This is a simple, yet entertaining and informative way to teach children about electricity. I think our girls preferred the Magic School Bus book The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip for learning about the electric grid, but overall this book is pretty good. It offers many different ways we can generate electricity and shows the pros and cons of each. It even discusses the fuel we put in our bodies to give us energy to move. It shows various renewable sources of energy and it provide...more
I liked this AND I learned something from it. Crazy. The best feature, if you ask me, is the Good News and Bad News about each energy source. That is the heart of the energy debate, so it's nice to see it highlighted.
The layout is a little busy (the way that Magic School Bus books are), but I have the give this book props for the clarity of the writing.
This arrived at my library alongside Earth Feeling the Heat, which was completely depressing, so that made me appreciate this book all the more...more
The layout is a little busy (the way that Magic School Bus books are), but I have the give this book props for the clarity of the writing.
This arrived at my library alongside Earth Feeling the Heat, which was completely depressing, so that made me appreciate this book all the more...more
This 2010 release is a must-have for any science shelf, but is also very entertaining and a great "gateway" books to interest kids in science. The "good news-bads news" blurbs develop understanding that energy, like most things in science and the world in general, can serve us or harm us. Our choices, actions, and understandings can make a difference. Back matter is also accessible with a strong emphasis on "green" decisions.
Pages are really busy--it hit on everything, so nothing was covered in great detail. Good for basics, not for more in-depth info.
Informational book about energy. I would use this as an explain strategy. Grades 1-3.
put it in wondering tub
Grades 2-5. Explains types of energy (heat, sound, light, motion, electricity, fuel) and how to "catch" it. Shows different types of energy resources: food, fossil fuels, nuclear power, solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass. Discusses global warming and touches on conservation. Busy graphics and text will engage readers.
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