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Power Up! A Visual Exploration of Energy
It's impossible to imagine our lives without energy, but how often do we really think about where it comes from? With Power Up! discovering what you need to know about energy is easy and fun. Every bright, dynamic double-page spread illustrates cool facts about energy use with colorful infographics, including charts, diagrams, and maps.
This is where to find out about:
The pros and cons of the top energy sources, like fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and hydropower
The straight goods on hot issues like oil sands, fracking, and greenhouse gases
Where energy of the future will come from: the sun? tides? algae? or something new?
Answers to intriguing questions such as: what's vampire power, and why does it suck?
What burning waste can do to reduce all that garbage.
Designed to appeal to visual learners, reluctant readers, and anyone who is keen to know more about the world of energy, Power Up! packs an impressive amount of information into a concise, appealing book, and serves as an exciting, accessible introduction to the topic.
This is where to find out about:
The pros and cons of the top energy sources, like fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and hydropower
The straight goods on hot issues like oil sands, fracking, and greenhouse gases
Where energy of the future will come from: the sun? tides? algae? or something new?
Answers to intriguing questions such as: what's vampire power, and why does it suck?
What burning waste can do to reduce all that garbage.
Designed to appeal to visual learners, reluctant readers, and anyone who is keen to know more about the world of energy, Power Up! packs an impressive amount of information into a concise, appealing book, and serves as an exciting, accessible introduction to the topic.
- GenresNonfictionScience
56 pages, Paperback
First published February 3, 2015
12 people want to read
About the author
Shaker Paleja
2 booksShaker Paleja is a writer and actor who lives in Vancouver, BC. He is the author of Native Americans: A Visual Exploration.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
January 16, 2015
This was a great educational book. The description on Amazon.com says the target age is 9-12 and grade level 4-7.
It takes many aspects of all types of power: the pros and cons, how it is made, what areas of the world use what type, cost, how it affects the planet, etc.
I actually ended up pre-ordering a few copies to give to my son's school.
I received a free digital copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
It takes many aspects of all types of power: the pros and cons, how it is made, what areas of the world use what type, cost, how it affects the planet, etc.
I actually ended up pre-ordering a few copies to give to my son's school.
I received a free digital copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
April 5, 2015
'Power Up! A Visual Exploration of Energy' by Shaker Paleja and Glenda Tse is a series of infographics for younger readers to help them learn about energy. Through it's use of colorful graphics it paints a mostly nonbiased picture of where we are currently with the way we use energy.
Starting with a basic explanation of energy, it shows how different types of energy go into turning a banana into fuel for our body. Then it moves into the heart of the book showing the different types of energy we use for transportation and our homes and daily lives. Explored are renewable and non-renewable energy along with how electricity is generated throughout North America. There is a timeline showing how we got where we are, and each energy type is shown with pros and cons. The book concludes with a brief glossary, a bibliography and an index.
It's brightly illustrated and very accessible. I think young readers would enjoy reading this. While the facts are a bit dire, the book is by no means frightening. Rather, it seems to be a call to action for a younger generation. I enjoyed the opportunity to read this book.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Annick Press Ltd. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Starting with a basic explanation of energy, it shows how different types of energy go into turning a banana into fuel for our body. Then it moves into the heart of the book showing the different types of energy we use for transportation and our homes and daily lives. Explored are renewable and non-renewable energy along with how electricity is generated throughout North America. There is a timeline showing how we got where we are, and each energy type is shown with pros and cons. The book concludes with a brief glossary, a bibliography and an index.
It's brightly illustrated and very accessible. I think young readers would enjoy reading this. While the facts are a bit dire, the book is by no means frightening. Rather, it seems to be a call to action for a younger generation. I enjoyed the opportunity to read this book.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Annick Press Ltd. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
May 10, 2015
The is a very informative non-fiction children's book. It teachers about many different forms of energy.
The illustrations are bright and interesting.
This would be a perfect addition to a classroom library.
I received a digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
The illustrations are bright and interesting.
This would be a perfect addition to a classroom library.
I received a digital copy in exchange for an honest review.
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April 16, 2021Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
June 10, 2015
See my review in Quill & Quire (May 2015, page 40) http://www.quillandquire.com/review/p...
September 25, 2016
Great info graphics about energy!
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