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Power up! : a visual exploration of energy / Shaker Paleja ; art by Glenda Tse.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto : Annick Press, 2015Description: 52 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1554517265 (pbk.)
  • 1554517273 (bound)
  • 9781554517268 (pbk.)
  • 9781554517275 (bound)
Subject(s): Summary: It's impossible to imagine our lives without energy, but how often do we really think about where it comes from? With Power Up! discovering what you need to know about energy is easy and fun. Every bright, dynamic double-page spread illustrates cool facts about energy use with colorful infographics, including charts, diagrams, and maps. This is where to find out about: The pros and cons of the top energy sources, like fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and hydropower The straight goods on hot issues like oil sands, fracking, and greenhouse gases Where energy of the future will come from: the sun? tides? algae? or something new? Answers to intriguing questions such as: what's vampire power, and why does it suck? What burning waste can do to reduce all that garbage. Designed to appeal to visual learners, reluctant readers, and anyone who is keen to know more about the world of energy, Power Up! packs an impressive amount of information into a concise, appealing book, and serves as an exciting, accessible introduction to the topic.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 333.79 P156 Available 33111007737634
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An innovative infographic look at what makes our world light up, work, and run. It's impossible to imagine our lives without energy, but how often do we really think about where it comes from? With Power Up! discovering what you need to know about energy is easy and fun. Each bright, dynamic spread illustrates cool facts about energy use with colorful infographics, including charts, diagrams, and maps. Here's where to find out about: * The pros and cons of the top energy sources, like fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and hydropower; * The straight goods on hot issues like oil sands, fracking, and greenhouse gases; * Where energy of the future will come from: the sun? tides? algae? or something new? * Answers to intriguing questions such as: What's vampire power, and why does it suck? * What burning waste can do to reduce all that garbage. Designed to appeal to visual learners, reluctant readers, and anyone who is keen to know more about the world of energy, Power Up! packs an impressive amount of information into a concise, appealing package, and serves as an exciting, accessible introduction to the topic.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

It's impossible to imagine our lives without energy, but how often do we really think about where it comes from? With Power Up! discovering what you need to know about energy is easy and fun. Every bright, dynamic double-page spread illustrates cool facts about energy use with colorful infographics, including charts, diagrams, and maps. This is where to find out about: The pros and cons of the top energy sources, like fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and hydropower The straight goods on hot issues like oil sands, fracking, and greenhouse gases Where energy of the future will come from: the sun? tides? algae? or something new? Answers to intriguing questions such as: what's vampire power, and why does it suck? What burning waste can do to reduce all that garbage. Designed to appeal to visual learners, reluctant readers, and anyone who is keen to know more about the world of energy, Power Up! packs an impressive amount of information into a concise, appealing book, and serves as an exciting, accessible introduction to the topic.

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