Other editions of book The First Book of Electricity

The information contained in First Book of Electricity is timeless and continues the tradition of Living Library Press in reprinting classic elementary science books from the golden age of children's literature. The book was written by children's authors, Sam and Beryl Epstein and illustrated by Robin King. The purpose of the book is to give a basic understanding of electricity, what it is, where it comes from, and how it is generated. It then goes on to discuss how it is brought into homes from generating plants and what problems one may encounter once it comes into the home and how ro solve the difficulties of blown fuses and circuits. Finally the book concludes with a series of basic experiments that help th student understand first hand the principles of electricity.

Junior high students will love this easy to understand explanation of how electricity is made and how it powers our homes and community. Discussions about how batteries and generators work, measuring electricity and electric meters, transporting electricity, fuses, short circuits, sockets and switches and static electricity. Do It Yourself Projects include "How to Make" An electric current detector An eleven-cent battery Electricity with a magnet and a wire coil An electromagnet A telegraph set How these things work: Electric toaster Electric light bulb Wall receptables