Fossil Fuels

by Jill C. Wheeler

With easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics, this book examines the background, pros and cons, and future of oil, coal, and natural gas as power sources. Readers will learn how fossil fuels were formed and how they are obtained, transported, and used for energy. New technologies, the importing and exporting of fossil fuels, and the Kyoto Protocol are also discussed. Scientific beliefs about carbon dioxide emissions, pollution,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599288052
• ISBN13: 9781599288055
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Checkerboard Library
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6