A brand new edition of Charging About from the Science Works series, featuring lively storytelling and fun, engaging illustrations to aid children in their learning. Press a button, flick a switch, turn a knob and zap . . . something amazing happens. You have music, light, heat, hairdryers - all because of electricity. In this revised edition from Jacqui Bailey, we follow the story of how electrical energy is generated in a power station, how it travels through pylons, power cables and wires until it reaches towns and homes. We learn how electrical current is created and how it is made safe. This book also contains an experiment, more great facts to know, useful websites and an index. Book band: Brown Ideal for KS2.

This bright, funny book tells the story of how electricity is created, how it travels and how it reaches our towns and homes. The Science Works series use cartoon style illustrations and lively narrative text to make key topics in science and geography both accessible and engaging.

About the Author
Jacqui Bailey has spent a lot of her adult life working with children's books. She has been an editor and publisher of everything from picture books to encyclopaedias, but mostly enjoys finding out amazing bits of information and then writing about them. She is an award-winning author with more than 20 children's information books to her name, including A Cartoon History of the Earth series. Jacqui lives in London - and thinks it is the best city in the world.


Book Information
ISBN 9781801992886
Author Jacqui Bailey
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Bloomsbury Education
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 230mm * 3mm