Flick a switch how electricity gets to your home
Describes how electricity was discovered, how early devices were invented to make use of it, how it is generated in power plants and then distributed for many different uses.
Main Author: | Seuling, Barbara. |
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Other Authors: | Tobin, Nancy. |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Holiday House,
c2003.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
Describes how electricity was discovered, how early devices were invented to make use of it, how it is generated in power plants and then distributed for many different uses. |
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Physical Description: |
1v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
0823417298 |
Author Notes: |
Her first picture book, The Teeny Tiny Woman: An Old-English Ghost Story, was published in 1976. She wrote and illustrated several more picture books and also illustrated picture-book texts for other authors. Her other works included the Freaky Facts nonfiction series and Oh No, It's Robert! She also used her publishing experience to lead small private writing workshops. Her adult nonfiction book, How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published, first released in 1984. She died of complications from cancer on September 12, 2016 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) |