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Dussling, Jennifer.
LIGHTNING : IT'S ELECTRIFYING New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2002
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Do you sometimes get startled when
you hear loud
thunder during a storm? You know that lightning can come
with some very loud
noises. It can be a scary and surprising experience to see
a glowing bolt of
lightning strike down from the sky. Today, we know what
lightning is – it’s a
very powerful discharge of electricity, but way back in
the past, people didn’t
really know what lightning was. People from different
cultures thought that
angry gods threw down thunderbolts. Do
you know that lightning can do some weird things? If
lightning strikes on a
beach, it can create "fossil lightning”. Although very
rare, it appears
that
lightning can also form into balls and go inside homes. We
know that
thunderbolts carry such
incredible
amounts of electricity, that they are quite dangerous. Do
you know what people
do to protect themselves and their homes against
lightning? What should you do
if you suddenly got caught outdoors in a thunderstorm? You’ll learn how
to keep yourself safe from
thunderbolts and discover more about the awesome world of
lightning and
electricity in this really fun book. You will be totally
shocked. (May
Harn Liu, |
| SUBJECTS: Lightning Electricity. |
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