Investigating Electricity Contributor(s): Walker, Sally M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761378715 ISBN-13: 9780761378716 Publisher: Lerner Classroom OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Electricity & Electronics - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) |
Dewey: 537 |
Lexile Measure: 570 |
Series: Searchlight Books: How Does Energy Work? |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.5" W x 8.7" (0.20 lbs) 40 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 143844 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Electricity powers lights, computers, and television sets. But have you seen how electricity can make objects stick together? Or make other objects pull apart? Now you can Explore electricity with the fun experiments you'll find in this book. As part of the Searchlight Books(TM) collection, this series sheds light on a key science question―How Does Energy Work? Hands-on experiments, interesting photos, and useful diagrams will help you find the answer |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Sally M.: - Sally M. Walker has been a children's book writer for over 20 years. Most of her books are nonfiction and present various science topics to young readers. Fossil Fish Found Alive is the story of the hunt for the elusive fish called the coelacanth. Sally also enjoys combining science investigation with historical topics. Her book Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which won the 2006 Robert F. Sibert Medal, tells about the history, loss, and re-discovery of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in battle. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland takes readers on archaeological expeditions, where the forensic analysis of colonial settlers' bones helps us to understand their lives. Sally especially enjoys writing narrative nonfiction that captures the reader's attention with a true story. She is also the author of 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut. |