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Age 7+
Grade 3-4

Peter Lerangis

Green Power Solar & Wind Power

Hardcover (Reader's Digest April 14, 2009) , Nov edition
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!

Series
Green Power
ISBN
0794417892 / 9780794417895
Pages
64
Weight
12.0 oz.
Dimensions
8.5 x 0.5 in.

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