Friday, September 18, 2009

New Children's Nonfiction Books

The series Community Connections: How Did That Get to My House?

Music
Explains what music is, describes the process by which a song is written and recorded, and looks at some of the ways in which music can be heard at home.

Television
What makes television work? -- How do TV signals get into my house? -- How does cable TV get into my house? -- How does satellite TV get into my house? -- Digital TV -- Internet TV

Electricity
What is electricity? -- Making electricity -- Moving the electricity

Natural Gas
What is natural gas? -- Finding and cleaning natural gas -- Moving natural gas

Telephone
What is a telephone? -- Landline telephones -- Cell phones

Water
What is water? -- Capturing and storing water -- Cleaning and moving water

Mail
It's pick-up time! -- Sorting all that mail -- You have mail! -- Glossary -- Find out more

Internet
The Internet -- How does the Internet get into my house? -- The Internet is a network -- Dial-up access -- The broadband revolution -- Digital subscriber line (DSL) -- Wireless access -- Keep safe -- Glossary

No comments: