The story behind oil
By: Heidi Moore
Series: True stories; True stories (Heinemann Library (Firm))
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780431114873
Subjects: Petroleum; Juvenile literature; Petroleum industry and trade
Description: Discovery and early use - Oil wells - Automobiles - Electric cars - Oil crisis - Pollution - Global warming - Renewable energy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Oil from Earth; title: Energy trapped underground; title: Discovery and early use; title: The oil age; title: Age of the automobile; title: The problem with petroleum; title: The future of oil; title: Timeline.