Electric Vehicles

by Kristina Lyn Heitkamp

Overview

This book explores how electric vehicles work and are developed, highlighting their history, potential role in slowing climate change, as well as the debates and challenges related to electric vehicles that remain today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637391310
Publisher:	North Star Editions
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Focus on Current Events
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.16(d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Kristina Lyn Heitkamp is a children’s book author, environmental journalist, and plein air writer. She has written and edited over 20 books and articles on many topics, including the energy industry and environmental conservation. When she’s not exploring the Utah desert, she can be found plein air writing by a river.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Breaking Records 5

Chapter 2 Nuts and Bolts 9

Chapter 3 History of Electric Vehicles 15

Chapter 4 Advantages of Electric Vehicles 21

Case Study Electric Vehicles for Everyone 26

Chapter 5 Room for Improvement 29

Case Study The Future of Gasoline Stations 34

Chapter 6 Green Challenges 37

Chapter 7 Beyond Cars 43

Focus on Electric Vehicles 46

Glossary 47

To Learn More 48

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

"[E]ach topic is presented to make it more accessible....Good overviews of trending topics and current events." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/01/2022

Gr 6–8—This series zeros in on current events from cryptocurrency to protests to electric vehicles. Each title has approximately seven chapters, the format of which is a full page of text then a smaller photo accompanied with a smaller paragraph. Pictures are captioned with detail and vocabulary words are in bold, helping with the focus questions. Infographics help breakdown more detailed information, such as a timeline of U.S. Citizenship (Protests) or the different parts of various electric vehicles (Electric Vehicles). The series attempts to give a well-rounded overview of each topic, starting with why it is a current event, and then moving into the history, advantages, challenges, what needs improvement, and what the future holds. Although not every topic may appeal to every reader, each topic is presented to make it more accessible. Back matter includes a glossary, where to learn more, and an index. VERDICT Good overviews of trending topics and current events.

School Library Journal