Wired [Paperback]

Anastasia Suen (Author), Paul Carrick (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2007 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

From the power plant to your house, electricity is on the move. In rhythmic text, Anastasia Suen breaks down the complex subject of electricity to its essential parts. Paul Carrick's three-dimensional illustrations help shed light on the subject.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

In this picture book for elementary students, Suen covers the basics of how electricity moves from power plant to cozy, lamp-lit home. The text works on two levels. Each spread features short paragraphs that present definitions in clear language: Electricity is electrons on the move. A few words, in larger print, appear on each page, and when read aloud create a bouncing rhyme that seems aimed at children younger than the audience for the science and the pictures. The mixed-media art illustrates the concepts with mixed success. Some spreads, such as one explaining how power is stepped down at a transformer, need more detail to help kids fully envision what the words describe. Most successful are the scenes of long lines reaching across landscapes, demonstrating that power is generated far away and travels great distances before it is used. There aren't many titles that explain electricity for this age group; recommend this one with some of the other books in the appended reading list. A glossary and power safety tips conclude. Engberg, Gillian --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (July 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157091494X
• ISBN-13: 978-1570914942
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #949,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Electricity & Electronics
  • #69 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Electricity & Electronics

More About the Author

Who is Anastasia Suen?

a) Author of 133 books for children and adults

b) A literacy blogger

c) Children's literature consultant

d) A former K,1,5, & 6 teacher who visits schools to teach the six traits of writing

e) Workshop instructor for SMU and online who teaches adults how to write for children

f) All of the above

The answer is: (f) All of the above.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, July 29, 2011

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This review is from: Wired (Paperback)

This book is an excellent way to familiarize your children with electricity. After we read this book together we visited a power plant. The kids were able to make connections between the book and what we were seeing on our tour.

5.0 out of 5 stars 4-Year-Old Son wants to read it over and over again every night., May 31, 2009

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This review is from: Wired (Hardcover)

My son loves this book who's 4.5 year old preschooler. He's quite interested in the mechanics of things and he often points out the transformers on the poles when he sees. This book brought the concept of electricity in a child's ability of understanding. As parents, we are from engineer/science/design/art background, so we would appreciate the value of this book. Without much of exaggerated event or story, this is a nice change of phase when we read a book or two every night before the bedtime. Nice illustration too.