The Shocking Story of Electricity: Internet Referenced

by Anna Claybourne, Kevin Hopgood (Illustrator)

Describes the history of the discovery of electricity, and explains how electricity works to power many modern appliances and how it is generated.

Genres: Science

64 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2006

About the author

Freelance children’s writer and editor, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Anna Claybourne writes children's information books on all kinds of topics: science experiments, ancient history, the human body, things to make, the environment, robots, evolution, art, fashion, Shakespeare and many more - as well as retellings of myths, legends and Shakespeare plays, and rhyming stories.

She studied English literature at university, but has always been interested in science, technology and art and design as well. She loves making and crafting, especially sewing, and her house is full of fabrics, craft materials, tools and books. Other interests and passions include camping, cats, outdoor swimming, news and politics, and music - she plays the trombone and has played in many different bands and orchestras, including performing live on a John Peel session in 2002 with Scottish band Ballboy.

Anna was born and grew up in Yorkshire, but has also lived in Canada as a student, Iceland as an au pair, and Costa Rica as a conservation volunteer, where she saw tarantulas, tapirs, monkeys, sloths, crocodiles and giant katydids. She now lives in Edinburgh with her two children and two cats, Skye and Socks.

Reviews

[Amit Tiwary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise and apt. A good read indeed. Kids will love it.

[maya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned a lot about electricity from this book.

[Nicolas Muñoz]

"The Shocking Story of Electricity: Internet Referenced (Young Reading)"
This book tells the coolest tales about electricity, making it super fun and exciting to learn, and also makes u learn about electricity, what happens when certain things touch electricity, and more, Overall, this is a great book to read as u can learn things from it, and also it is entertaining to read.

[José Miguel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a good introduction to electricity. If you like short books and history, it is the perfect book.

In this book you can read about how the humanity discovered the electricity and learned to use it to build amazing things.

[ShadowMidas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book!

[Amy Palmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and concise introduction to the story of electricity for children (and helpful as a reminder for adults too!)

[Lucy Reid-Pudalik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this tonight with my 7 year old son. He loved listening about the different types of electricity and the different things it is used for.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned everything about electricity. It was so interesting. Nikola Tesla was trying a lot of experiments.

[Saraaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aprendí un montón sobre la historia de la electricidad y aunque nunca imaginé leer sobre este tema me ha encantado.

[Joey · Rating 5 out of 5]

So informative and written to make it fascinating.

[Acton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good book because it has some experiments you could do at home with your parents. One of the experiments that you might not be able to try at home is putting a frog leg on a metal tray and touching it with a knife. If you did this, it would cause the frog leg to jump! I learned that electricity can be very powerful.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

We have to buy this book. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was b/c John was much more interested in reading and teaching Ethan about electricity than Ethan was in listening to it. It will definitely be a book we use when home schooling.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, this book does a good job of explaining the history and _______ of electricity. However, there are some concepts that aren't explained as well as they could be. I'm still wrapping my head around the way a motor works. Recommended for ages 7-12.

[Noah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super Interesting