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K-3
Illustrated by
Paul Carrick.
This book tells the story of electricity from power plant to wall outlet. Eye-catching mixed-media illustrations that look three-dimensional are the highlight. The writing is informative, but so much scientific detail is provided that the pages are dense with text; the picture book format may be off-putting to readers old enough to understand the content. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.