Read and find out about solar energy in this colorfully illustrated
nonfiction picture book.
The sun is a source of energy for living things. Energy that comes from
sunshine is called solar energy. But how does solar energy work? And how
can we use solar energy to not only stay on the cutting-edge of
technology, but to help keep the environment healthy?
Read and find out about solar roads that light up when there's danger
ahead, like a moose on the road--and did you know that someday tiny
solar chips placed in someone's eyes could help a blind person see?
Learn all this and more!
Running on Sunshine comes packed with visual aids like charts,
sidebars, an infographic, and a hands-on activity--how to direct
sunlight using mirrors! Both the text and the artwork were vetted for
accuracy by Dr. Bart Bartlett, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the
University of Michigan.
This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age
kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging
concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this
leading nonfiction series are:
Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:
Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next
Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books
& Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.