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| Electricity (DK Eyewitness Books) | 
| Authors: Steve Parker, Laura Buller
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
Category: Book
List Price: $15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 149308
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 72
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0756613884
Dewey Decimal Number: 537
EAN: 9780756613884
ASIN: 0756613884
Publication Date: September 5, 2005
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Product Description
After two centuries of research and experimentation, electricity has revolutionized the way we live and become an indispensable part of scientific progress. Eyewitness Electricity brings vividly to life our exploration of this powerful natural force. It is a vital part of the living world. Our eyes receive light rays and turn them into tiny electrical signals that pass along our nerves to the brain. The chemicals in batteries create power for such things as toys and flashlights. The invention of electric motors enabled the creation of a whole range of household appliances that have shaped the modern world. See how electricity works nerves and muscles and what causes lightning. Learn how electricity can transmit voices and images across an ocean and what makes a silicon chip work. Discover the amazing speed of charged atoms, what happens when you tune in the radio, and much, much more!
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 DK Electricity January 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has all the ins and outs of the history of electricity, however, it is more for older children, and adults as well. My 4 year old loves lights and electrical things, but he didn't get a kick out of this book, even when reading it over with me. Mostly historical information.
 The Journey from Lightning to Lighting October 22, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Our lives have become so dependent on electricity it is hard to believe that people ever lived without it." ~Steve Parker
Steve Parker introduces the reader to the world of electricity. This is the story of everything from how the brain processes electrical signals to what our life would be like without electricity. He also gives helpful tips about how to prepare for temporary power outages.
Topics include: Electric charge, electricity from chemicals, circuits and conductors, magnetism, electromagnets, magneto-electric machines, manipulating energy, electricity in the home, electrical appliances, communication, heat, pressure and light.
This book is filled with pictures and entertaining facts. You can see how to electroplate a silver spoon or see a 1918 food beater driven by an small electric motor. There is information on farms of windmills and useful URL's for fun websites. A list of "Places to Visit" gives ideas for unique science and art museums.
~The Rebecca Review
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