Bibliography
Alley, Richard B. Earth: The Operators' Manual. New York: W.W. Norton, 2011.
Caduto, Michael J. Catch the Wind, Harness the Sun. North Adams, MA: Storey Pub., 2011.
This is a fantastic resource. It includes fact filled passages about solar and wind energy, and it also is packed with experiments, many of which are totally appropriate for the primary grades.
Flavin, Christopher, Janet L. Sawin, and John Podesta. American Energy: The Renewable Path to Energy Security. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 2006.
Gehring, Abigail R. Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills. New York, NY: Skyhorse Pub., 2008.
Hansen, Amy. Solar Energy: Running on Sunshine. New York, NY: PowerKids Press, 2010.
MacKay, David J. C. Sustainable Energy--without the Hot Air. Cambridge, England: UIT, 2009.
Good for gaining background knowledge on renewable sources of energy. This book presents information in terms of the numbers. It makes for easy comparison between energy source choices.
Ochs, Alexander, Shakuntala Makhijani, Xing Fu-Bertaux, Matt Lucky, Sam Shrank, and Lisa Mastny. Sustainable Energy Roadmaps: Guiding the Global Shift to Domestic Renewables. Washington, D.C.: Worldwatch Institute, 2012.
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Rey, H. A. Curious George Discovers the Sun. Turtleback Books, 2015.
Good for a read aloud with the class, George learns about solar panels and power during a power outage.
Rice, Doyle, and Alia Dastagir. "One Year After Sandy, 9 Devastating Facts." USAToday, October 29, 2013. Accessed July 15, 2016.
Rockwell, Anne F., and Paul Meisel. What's so Bad about Gasoline?: Fossil Fuels and What They Do. New York: Collins, 2009.
This book, for use with children, tells about fossil fuels, how we use them, how we may run out of them, and how they affect our environment.
Shrader-Frechette, K. S. What Will Work: Fighting Climate Change with Renewable Energy, Not Nuclear Power. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Tester, Jefferson W. Sustainable Energy: Choosing among Options. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005.
Walker, David. Energy, Plants and Man. Brighton: Oxygraphics, 1992.
Yergin, Daniel. The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World. New York: Penguin Press, 2011.
This is a great book which examines our dependence on fossil fuels. It is well written in a narrative format yet is loaded with history and facts. Very good background knowledge.
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