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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | J 553.282 Farn (Text) | 33294001725019 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9780756629700 (trade bdg.)
- ISBN: 0756629705 (trade bdg.)
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72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 clip-art CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) - Publisher: London ; New York : DK, c2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. At head of title: Eyewitness. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | King oil -- Ancient oil -- Oil for light -- Dawn of the oil age -- Oil bonanza -- What is oil? -- Where oil comes from -- Natural gas -- Coal and peat -- Oil traps -- Solid oil -- How oil is found -- Getting the oil out -- Offshore oil rigs -- Piped oil -- Oil on the ocean -- Refining oil -- Energy and transportation -- Materials from oil -- Plastics and polymers -- Big oil -- Struggle for oil -- Dirty oil -- Saving oil -- Oil substitutes -- Wind power -- Solar energy -- Water power -- Nuclear power -- Production and consumption -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary. |
| Summary, etc.: | Provides information about oil and other petroleum products, explaining what they are and how they are used; discussing oil exploration, drilling, and refining; and looking at the problem of pollution and alternatives to oil as a fuel source. |
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| Subject: | Petroleum -- Juvenile literature |
| Genre/Form: | Adult easy reading. |
| Topic Heading: | Books with accompanying CD-ROM. |
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