INTRODUCTION
When a town stands still for eight hours, it is missing something mighty important. One such town stood still because the electricity stopped. This was most inconvenient for everyone, but it did make a boy named Mike and his sister Susan Jane think about it. They were filled with questions:
What is electricity? How do we make electricity? How does electricity get to our town? Just as Mike and his sister explore the wonders of electricity with their Father, so will inquisitive children everywhere get answers to their questions about electricity as they read this book. Like the others in the How and Why Wonder Book series, this science book is authentic and colorful and can be read with interest by the whole family.
The answers to questions about electricity that are now easy to give young people are the answers which stretched the minds of the greatest Scientists less than a hundred years ago. Fortunately, books give children the wealth of information which took so long for scientists to discover.
Thinking, investigating and experimenting are the special paths which are basic to science. This book, which includes more than a dozen experiments to help readers discover what others have found before, will lead children along these same paths. It is an excellent addition to the school or home collection of science books for young readers and their parents.
Dr. Blackwood is a professional employee in the U. S. Office of Education. This book was edited by him in his private capacity and no official support or endorsement by the Office of Education is intended or should be inferred.
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