Read and find out about energy in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Did you know that energy comes from the food you eat? From the sun and wind? From fuel and heat? You get energy every time you eat. You transfer energy to other things every time you play baseball.

In this book, you can find out all the ways you and everyone on earth need energy to make things happen.

This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Author: Kimberly Bradley
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 12/24/2002
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.80h x 9.90w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780064452137
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 67014 / Energy Makes Things Happen


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/2002 pg. 1688
School Library Journal 01/01/2003 pg. 118
Booklist 02/01/2003 pg. 996
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 413 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 413 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Meisel, Paul: -

Paul Meisel has illustrated many books for children, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?, Energy Makes Things Happen, and What Happens to Our Trash? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.

Bradley, Kimberly: -

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is the author of Energy Makes Things Happen and Pop!, an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. She has a degree in chemistry from Smith College and lives with her husband and two children in Bristol, Tennessee.