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4.0 out of 5 stars
Informative, Not Preachy,
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This review is from: Wind and Water Energy (Look Inside) (Library Binding)
Although this book is rated by Amazon.com for "Young adults" (Children 12 and up), this adult reviewer learned things he didn't already know while reading this book for review (Did you know that windmills can be used on offshore oil rigs to supply the power to look for more oil?). I would recommend "Wind and Water Energy" by Sherry Payne as an attractively-illustrated primer for adults as well.
The chapters are: 1) "Secondhand Solar Energy," about wind power, 2) "Wind and Water Power in History, 3) "How Do Wind and Water Power Work?" 4) "Present and Future," 5) "Solutions and Problems" (including some problems encountered in some solutions), finishing up with 6) "Make Your Own Water Wheel," a 2-page, illustrated how-to recipe. The author's language is clear, concise and straightforward throughout, and the colorful illustrations are well-placed. The only disappointment this reviewer experienced was that some of the information was "as of this writing," and I wish the book had included a website or two on which to follow updates to that information. But 'tis a minor quibble. The book's 47 pages include a one-page Pronunciation Guide and Glossary and a one-page index. |
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Wind and Water Energy (Look Inside) by Sherry Neuwirth Payne (Library Binding - June 1983)
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