Harvesting the Wind : 1000 Years of Windmills

Eleven-year-old cousins Steve and Anna arrived at school early the first day of fall term 2005, carrying their scrapbooks to show their teacher their summer project.Mrs. Wood was very impressed. ?I'm sure the rest of your class would enjoy hearing how you spent your summer vacation. Let's set aside some time for you to tell us what you learned.'So begins the book, in which two Oklahoma Cherokee/Kaw children report on their research into the history of windmills and electricity-generating wind turbines that now light our homes and cities. Their story includes stops for local color in countries worldwide and for important technical developments.Written for young people and lavishly illustrated, its readable narrative offers practical information resources for individuals of any age who are interested in safe, low cost, non-polluting power'power that can free countries from dependence on other nations and families from dependence on the grid!Dickerson, Carrie Barefoot is the author of 'Harvesting the Wind : 1000 Years of Windmills', published 2006 under ISBN 9780977949007 and ISBN 0977949001.