Energy from plants and trash (Power: Yesterday Today Tomorrow) by Owen, Ruth

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Energy from plants and trash (Power: Yesterday Today Tomorrow) (#0675GF7)

by Owen, Ruth
FollettBound Glued — PowerKids Press, 2013

Price: USD 22.80

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Dewey: 333.95; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 6.0
Description: 32 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm.

Product Overview
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Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.;Trees, corn cobs, trash, and elephant dung -- Ancient biomass fuels -- Fuel and our changing climate -- Biomass power -- Bioethanol : plant power -- Biodiesel: do you smell french fries? -- Could biofuels mean zero carbon dioxide? -- The perfect fuel? -- Future biofuels -- Algae : the greenest green fuel? -- Waste-to-energy -- Biogas power -- Fuel for the future. Explores how things like corn or old newspapers can be turned into biomass or biofuels, and used for energy.
Product Details
  • Publisher: PowerKids Press
  • Publication Date: January 30, 2013
  • Format: FollettBound Glued
  • Series: Power, yesterday, today, tomorrow
  • Dewey: 333.95
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 32 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 0-329-96957-9 (originally 1-47770-273-3)
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-329-96957-8 (originally 978-1-47770-273-4)
  • LCCN: 2012-022550
  • Follett Number: 0675GF7
  • Reading Level: 6.0
  • Audience: Upper Elementary