Energy Work

Aging doesn’t have to be a scary experience where you notice your body slowly withering away. Just because it’s common to see your elderly friends become less active, it doesn't mean you have to follow suit. Staying in shape isn’t some kind of complex ordeal that requires tons of time or energy, nor do you have to spend loads of money on a gym membership.

Did you know people can turn the energy in rushing water into electricity? This hydropower can run the computer and the lights in your home. How exactly do we get it, though? And what is the impact on our environment? Listen to this audiobook to find out all about hydropower.

Electricity powers lights, computers, and television sets. But have you seen how electricity can make objects stick together? Or make other objects pull apart? Now you can! Explore electricity with the fun experiments you'll find in this audiobook. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series sheds light on a key science question: How does energy work? Hands-on experiments will help you find the answer!

Solids, liquids, and gases are the three states of matter. But have you ever made matter change from one state to another? Or seen how even invisible matter takes up space? Now you can! Explore matter with the fun experiments you'll find in this book. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series sheds light on a key science question - how does energy work? This audiobook will help you find the answer!

Japan. March 11, 2011. 2:46 P.M. The biggest earthquake in Japan's history - and one of the world's five most powerful since 1900 - devastated the Tohoku region, 320 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of Tokyo. It triggered a huge tsunami that left crippling damage in its wake. More than 13,000 people drowned, and thousands of buildings and homes were reduced to rubble.