Energy from wind
Subtitle: wind farming
By: Megan Kopp
Series: Next generation energy
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778719830; 9780778720065; 9781427116413; 9781427116338
Subjects: Wind power; Clean energy industries; Power resources; Wind power plants; Juvenile literature
Description: "Our planet's weather offers some incredible solutions to our growing energy needs, and one of those solutions is wind power. Offshore and onshore wind farms are an increasingly familiar sight in many countries around the world. Wind farms tap into this clean, sustainable, and renewable form of energy. Find out how wind power works, where in the world it is being used, and how this green energy supply could be one answer to the energy problems that face us today."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Ages 10-14.

Grades 7 to 8.
Table of contents: title: What is energy?; title: Wind 101; title: Time for wind power; title: All about turbines; title: Farming the wind; title: Offshore breezes; title: Where in the world?; title: Powerful tales; title: Spotlight on North America; title: Clean power positives; title: Wind power issues; title: Taking the future by storm; title: Power up!.