Title Discovering energy / Eduard Altarriba, Johannes Hirn, & Veronica Sanz ; [illustrated by Eduard Altarriba].

Publication Info.

Lewes, East Sussex : Button Books, 2020.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department	J333.79 ALT	Check Shelf
Southington Library - Children	J Science 333.79 ALT	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Children's Nonfiction	J 333.79 ALTARRIBA	Check Shelf

Description	47 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary	This book looks at where energy comes from, how our understanding of it has evolved, and the many different ways people have learned to harness it to make our lives easier.
Contents	The sun's energy -- What is energy? -- Harnessing the wind -- Using the wind -- Water power -- Math and mechanics -- Thermal energy -- Steam -- Measuring energy -- Pollution -- Transforming and transferring energy -- What is electricity? -- Batteries -- Creating a network -- Electromagnetism -- Producing electricity -- Fossil fuels -- Combustion engines -- Jet engines -- Nuclear fission -- Clean and green energy -- Nuclear fusion -- Electromagnetic radiation -- Solar energy -- Photovoltaics -- Smart grids -- Exploring space.
Subject	Energy industries -- Juvenile literature.
	Geothermal resources -- Juvenile literature.
	Solar energy -- Juvenile literautre.
	Wind power -- Juvenile literature.
	Power (Mechanics) -- Juvenile literature.
	Nuclear energy -- Juvenile literature.
	Force and energy.
	Power resources.
	Energy industries. (OCoLC)fst00910110
	Geothermal resources. (OCoLC)fst00941164
	Nuclear energy. (OCoLC)fst01039951
	Power (Mechanics) (OCoLC)fst01074198
	Solar energy. (OCoLC)fst01124984
	Wind power. (OCoLC)fst01175627
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author	Sanz, Veronica, author.
	Hirn, Johannes, author.
ISBN	9781787080492
	1787080498

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