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Education and Careers
Further reading on wind and renewable energy
Books for young people
Energy for the future. Mark Lambert
Heinemann Children, 1990. ISBN 0-333-49073-8. £6.99
32 pages, full colour illustrations, glossary and index. Primary age readership. Part of a series which covers topics, not only of interest to children but also where great advances in science and technology have been made over the past few years, this book deals with energy for the future.
Energy from wind and water. Donna Bailey
Heinemann Library, 1990. ISBN 0-431-00907-4. £8.50
Primary age readership. 48 pages with colour photographs and illustrations.
Eyewitness Science: Energy. Jack Challoner
Dorling Kindersley Children's books, 1993, published in association with the Science Museum. ISBN 0-7513-1014-X. £9.99
64 pages, colour illustrations and photographs. General children's literature. Part of the 'Eyewitness Science' series, this book explains energy, including a look at muscle energy, energy from fire, wind and water, potential energy, electromagnetism, conservation of energy, measuring energy, fossil fuels and alternative energy forms.
Facts on water, wind and solar energy. Guy Arnold
Gloucester Press, 1990. ISBN 0-7496-0368-2. £8.99
32 pages, colour photos, diagrams charts, glossary index. National Curriculum Key Stages 2 and 3. Part of a series of guides on major topics in the world today, this book looks at progress being made with energy generation from water, wind and solar power. This book also includes a fact file and addresses to contact for further information.
The Green World; dossier 3. Stephen Rabley
Phoenix ELT, 1990. ISBN 0-333-47245-4. £3.25
32 pages with illustrations, some in colour. Reading material in a magazine-style format. In this book the reader can find out what 'acid rain' means, why millions of animals and birds are in danger and how tomorrow's energy may come from the wind, sea and the sun.
Natural Energy. Jacqueline Dineen
Franklin Watts, 1994. ISBN 0-7496-1448-X. £7.50
32 pages, illustrations and photographs, glossary, index. National Curriculum Key Stages 1 and 2. Designed to attract first readers to non-fiction. This book explains some of the sources of energy available to us from the sun, wind and water, and includes a 'things to do' section.
Renewable Energy. Nicola Barber
Evans Brothers - Books for children, 1995. ISBN 0-237-51525-3. £9.99
48 pages, colour photos, glossary, index. Reading age 7+. Designed for younger readers and for those with special Education and Careerscational needs, this book examines 'green' options to fossil fuels and nuclear energy schemes which use the sun, wind, tide and waves, as well as those which harness both domestic and agricultural waste.
Wind and water power. Clint Twist
Gloucester Press, 1992. ISBN 0-7496-0802-1. £7.99
32 pages with illustrations, photos, glossary and index. National Curriculum Key Stage 2. This series explores contemporary issues. 'Wind Power' looks at how the wind can be harnessed to provide power and electricity. The book demonstrates the efficiency of wind power against fossil fuels and how it may well become a major energy source of the future.
Power from the wind.
Wayland, ISBN 07502 08120. £7.99
Age 7 - 11 years.
Wind Energy. Graham Rickard
Wayland, 1990. ISBN 1 85210 943 2. £6.95
32 pages. Photographs, diagrams, glossary and index. This colourful series highlights both the positive and negative environmental implications of using alternative energy. It also examines how alternative sources are providing power all around the world at the moment, as well as the potential for their use in the future.
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