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    Finding Out about Wind Energy
    Finding Out about Wind Energy
    Finding Out about Wind Energy
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    Finding Out about Wind Energy

    Written by Matt Doeden

    Narrated by Intuitive

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    Did you know that the same wind that messes up your hair can be used to create energy? How exactly do you harness the wind? And what is the effect on the environment? Read this book to find out all about wind energy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner
    Release dateJan 1, 2017
    ISBN9781512447903
    Author

    Matt Doeden

    Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.

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