Powerhouse: Inside a Nuclear Power Plant

by Charlotte Wilcox

Book Overview

Americans use almost twice as much electricity as they did 20 years ago, and nearly one-fifth of this electricity comes from nuclear power -- our most controversial source of energy. In Powerhouse, Charlotte Wilcox (author of the award-winning Mummies and Their Mysteries, C. 1993) takes readers inside a nuclear power plant. Numerous full-color photographs and clear text depict the process of generating electricity. Wilcox also provides historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876149794
• ISBN13: 9780876149799
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.3" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

A Great Pictorial of Nuclear Power Plants

This book is actually a pictorial book of a Nuclear Power Plant. It has a narrative that explains the nuclear power industry, and an overview of how the plant operates: Its key components, etc. However, this is not a scholarly work, and seems to be geared more toward a jr high student level. I used it to explain nuclear power to my children. The pictures are also excellent.