Product Description
This useful and fascinating book about energy (solar and wind) comes with a cool solar car to build!
YOU can help to keep the planet “green.” Find out all about using energy from the sun and the wind with this eco-friendly book! Solar and Wind Power is packed with fascinating facts and true-life success stories about the use of Earth’s most natural sources of energy (40 pages are about solar power; 24 pages are about wind power). Plus, you’ll find everything you’ll need for putting together your own solar-powered car. Photos, color illustrations, and more accompany this informative and fun book. Best yet, it’s printed on recycled paper!
Contents include:
-- Storing the sun’s power
-- Modern wind “farms”
-- Harnessing the wind to make electricity
-- Myths, legends, and historical truths
-- Ridding the world of greenhouse gasses
Solar Car Components:
-- Car body
-- Solar cell
-- Motor unit
-- 4 wheels
-- 2 axles
Photos, color illustrations, and more accompany this informative and fun book. Do your bit, and go green!
Product Details
| Publisher | Reader's Digest |
| ISBN | 0794417892 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Author | Peter Lerangis |
| EAN | 9780794417895 |
| Label | Reader's Digest |
| Edition | Brdbk |
| Dewey Decimal Number | 333.794 |
| Studio | Reader's Digest |
| Number Of Pages | 64 |
| Title | Green Power Solar & Wind Power |
| Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
| Publication Date | 2009-04-14 |
| Manufacturer | Reader's Digest |
Customer Reviews
Great learning tool!Review by Margie A. Cartwright, 2009-05-22
My daughter loved participating in the "hands on" nature of this book. She's 8 years old and highly recommends it! The artwork was GREAT!
