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Author:

Brearley, Laurie, 1953- author.

Title:

Solar power : capturing the sun's energy / by Laurie Brearley.

Publisher:

Children's Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Solar energy--Juvenile literature.
Power resources--Juvenile literature.
Clean energy industries--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A need for alternative energy -- Our star -- How have people used the sun through history? -- Turning light into electricity -- How do solar cells work? -- The big truth! -- Solar power in space -- How does the International Space Station gets its power? -- The hottest devices -- What are some of today's most incredible solar-powered devices? -- A future powered by the Sun -- How is solar power growing and changing?

Summary:

"This book details the history, current uses, and potential future applications of solar energy."-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Alternative energy
A true book

ISBN:

0531239438
9780531239438
0531236862
9780531236864 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2018009074

Locations:

WCPC115 -- Alta Community Library (Alta)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning) — J 333.792 BRE

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

RUPC135 -- Manson Public Library (Manson)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

JNPC081 -- Leonard A. Good Community Library (Ogden)

XZPB787 -- Walnut Public Library (Walnut)