Monday 20 January 2020
"Discovering Energy (Discovering Big Ideas Series)" by Professor Veronica Sanz, Johannes Hirn and Eduard Altarriba (Button Books)
"Discovering Energy" by Professor Veronica Sanz, Johannes Hirn and Eduard Altarriba uses simple - but not dumbed down - language and engaging illustrations to help kids discover all the ways in which energy is generated and used in our daily lives.
Creating and harnessing energy is a fundamental part of enabling life to exist and thrive on earth.
Energy comes in a vast array of different forms - using our muscles and those of other creatures, enabling us to move, lift etc, creating heat and steam through fire, capturing the power of the wind in a ship's sails or to turn the blades of a wind turbine, harnessing the power of moving water to generate electricity in a hydroelectric power station, applying the forces of magnetism to turn an electric motor, using solar panels to transfer the sun's energy into electricity for our homes (Phew! And that's just for starters!)
The book brings these amazing achievements to life in a totally absorbing and engaging way, making science feel more accessible, and perhaps inspiring youngsters to become young scientists themselves.
Sum this book up in a sentence: A fantastic book that delves deep into the subject of how we create, distribute and use energy every day, at school, in our homes and everywhere!
"Discovering Energy" by Professor Veronica Sanz, Johannes Hirn and Eduard Altarriba is out now, published by Button Books (kindly supplied for review).
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