Running on Sunshine: How Does Solar Energy Work? – An Illustrated STEM Picture Book About Renewable Power for Kids (Ages 4-8) (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) - Hardcover

DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062473115 ISBN 13: 9780062473110

Verlag: HarperCollins, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

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, a key form of renewable energy. But how does solar energy work? And how can we use it to not only stay on the cutting-edge of technology, but to help keep the environment healthy?

This book about how things work answers big questions! 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 in a kid-friendly introduction to environmental science!

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, making it a perfect STEM resource for both 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:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
• Have appealing, child-centered topics
• Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

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.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano is a science education consultant and the author of several science books for children, including Running on Sunshine and A Black Hole Is Not a Hole, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book of Outstanding Nonfiction, and Big Bang!, an IRA Notable Children's Book. Visit her online at www.carolyndecristofano.com.

Giovana Medeiros is a freelance illustrator from Brazil who now lives in Dublin. When not making art, Giovana can be found trying new foods, drinking coffee, and walking around the city in search of her next inspiration. Running on Sunshine is her debut picture book. You can visit her online at www.giovanamedeiros.com.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0062473115
• ISBN 13: 9780062473110
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Medeiros Giovana
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Product Safety Manager; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; HarperCollins, Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper; Dublin 1; D01 C9W8; Irland