This early non-fiction work explains the basics of renewable energy to the youngest of children. It’s simple but gets right to the point. It explains why we shouldn’t use oil, gas and coal, and delves into why we should use wind, water, and solar. This book is fine. It will be remade in two years into a different title by a different company, but it’s one that will work while the kids need it.

A very early guide to renewable energy, that acts as part of a four-booklet set for primary schools regarding what nature can do for us, if we look after it. The issue here is that of course this is very young-pitched, and so very one-sided; it's alright recommending dams for hydro-energy, but they're not exactly great for the world, now, are they? Simple science experiments take up a fair few of these pages, and as fine as this looks and reads, I'd much prefer the four books here were within the single set of covers. Yes, it is easier to find environment books for slightly older audiences than we have here, but I am sure this is not unique in doing what it does.

As a science educator, I appreciate this World We Want series. Although some concepts are necessarily oversimplified for the target audience, I do appreciate the introduction to these topics. This book demonstrates how water, wind, and solar can be used as renewable energy sources. I really like that the book includes very basic experiments and a craft, as well as a glossary. I would recommend this for early elementary school children.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I think that this book is absolutely perfect and extremely important for all little ones, but this book is an especially great tool for educators. There are easy-to-understand and accessible activities included in this book that would be ideal for a classroom setting. Additionally, this book is very open-ended, and it allows for a lot of thinking to be done by the reader, and I tought that the interactive quality of this book was amazing. The information that the author decided to include was simple yet effective, and all three main forms of renewable energy were described in a nice amount of detail. Lastly, the images were chosen well, as they effortlessly matched the writing and added a visual element to the information. Bravo!