What's So Bad about Gasoline?: Fossil Fuels and What They Do Contributor(s): Rockwell, Anne (Author), Meisel, Paul (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0061575275 ISBN-13: 9780061575273 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2009 Annotation: Look around to see what uses oil--cars, airplanes, boats, factories, and countless other machines. The world is dependent on oil as its main source of energy. Although oil is plentiful right now, the supply will eventually run out, and even worse, burning oil is very damaging to the environment. What alternatives can help us use less oil and how can we protect the environment? Read and find out! Click for more in this series: Let's Read & Find Out about Science - Level 2 (Paper) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - General |
Dewey: 363.728 |
LCCN: 2007052947 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Series: Let's Read & Find Out about Science - Level 2 (Paper) |
Physical Information: 0.18" H x 9.98" W x 7.9" L (0.35 lbs) 40 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2009 School Library Journal 02/01/2009 pg. 94 Booklist 02/15/2009 pg. 93 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 129712 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Read and find out about why it's so important to decrease our dependence on oil in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Look around to see what uses oil--cars, airplanes, boats, factories, and countless other machines. The world is dependent on oil as its main source of energy. Although oil is plentiful right now, the supply will eventually run out, and even worse, burning oil is very damaging to the environment. What alternatives can help us use less oil and how can we protect the environment? 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Meisel, Paul: - Paul Meisel has illustrated many books for children, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?, Energy Makes Things Happen, and What Happens to Our Trash? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut. Rockwell, Anne: -Anne Rockwell is a pioneer in the field of nonfiction for very young children. She has more than a hundred books to her credit, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting? and Clouds in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. |
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