The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans

by Elizabeth Rusch

Book Overview

Journey to the wave-battered coast of the Pacific Northwest to meet some of the engineers and scientists working to harness the punishing force of our oceans, one of the nature's powerful and renewable energy sources. With an array of amazing devices that cling to the bottom of the sea floor and surf on the crests of waves, these explorers are using a combination of science, imagination, and innovation to try to capture wave energy in the hopes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544099990
• ISBN13: 9780544099999
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.5" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7