Product Description

This useful and fascinating book about energy (solar and wind) comes with a cool solar car to build!

YOU can help to keep the planet “green.”  Find out all about using energy from the sun and the wind with this eco-friendly book! Solar and Wind Power is packed with fascinating facts and true-life success stories about the use of Earth’s most natural sources of energy (40 pages are about solar power; 24 pages are about wind power). Plus, you’ll find everything you’ll need for putting together your own solar-powered car. Photos, color illustrations, and more accompany this informative and fun book. Best yet, it’s printed on recycled paper!

Contents include:

 -- Storing the sun’s power

-- Modern wind “farms”

-- Harnessing the wind to make electricity

-- Myths, legends, and historical truths

-- Ridding the world of greenhouse gasses

Solar Car Components:

-- Car body

-- Solar cell

-- Motor unit

-- 4 wheels

-- 2 axles

Photos, color illustrations, and more accompany this informative and fun book. Do your bit, and go green!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1553566 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-14
• Released on: 2009-04-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .40" h x 8.30" w x 9.80" l, .80 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 64 pages

About the Author
Peter Lerangis is the author of over 140 books for early readers through teens, including The Sword Thief, in the New York Times bestselling series, The 39 Clues. Peter lives in NYC with his family.