Alternative Energy: Wind Power

Description

This series explores alternative energy resources, how they are produced, the technology necessary and what the future holds. With global warming and climate crisis and the rise in energy prices, looking at more sustainable types of energy resources, how well they can meet our power needs and how they work has never felt so relevant. Wind power is one of the major ustainable power sources. But how does harnessing the wind's energy work? What's needed and can it fulfill our energy needs? While new technologies are being developed, each energy resource comes at a cost. This series looks at each energy resource, the technology and cost of how it is used to meet power needs and how it impacts the environment and humans. Each book explains how that power is generated and where it is used. Suitable for reader aged 9+.

Louise Kay Stewart (Author) Louise K Stewart studied women's writing at university and did a Masters degree in Women and Literature. She co-founded Aurora, a magazine featuring creative writing and illustrations by women, based in Liverpool. She then became an author, and has written more than 200 books for young people on a wide range of subjects. Kevin Deneufchatel (Illustrator) Kevin Deneufchatel is an illustrator and graphic designer living in Paris. After several years of being an art director at an agency, he decided at the end of 2018 to dedicate himself to his passion: illustration. Since then, his creations are found on various media: press, exhibitions, publishing or animation. In his illustration work, Kevin is nourished by his sense of observation, his taste for popular culture, cinema, comics, music ... He also always aims to create meaningful images, with his favorite themes: imagination and the future.