Oil (DK Eyewitness Books Series)

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Discover the story of petroleum, and the many ways it shapes the world we live in.

Eyewitness Oil is a brand-new and up-to-date look at petroleum -- why we need it, where we get it, and how we use it. By tracing its roots from 6,500 years ago in the Middle East through the dawn of the Oil Age in 1853 and finally to present day, find out why oil truly is king. Stunning real-life photography of oil tankers, refineries, and spills lets you be an...
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Overview

Discover the story of petroleum, and the many ways it shapes the world we live in.

Eyewitness Oil is a brand-new and up-to-date look at petroleum -- why we need it, where we get it, and how we use it. By tracing its roots from 6,500 years ago in the Middle East through the dawn of the Oil Age in 1853 and finally to present day, find out why oil truly is king. Stunning real-life photography of oil tankers, refineries, and spills lets you be an eyewitness to the substance long referred to as "black gold." This book also includes a CD with additional clip art as well as a pull-out wall chart to take you deeper into the world of fossil fuels. See the inner workings of a car engine, find out how geologists locate underground oil deposits, and get an insider's look at the controversial substance responsible for the beginning -- and, if we're not careful, the end of life as we know it today!
  • Includes CD with clip-art and wall chart -- at the same price as the original editions
  • Includes spectacular, detailed full-color photographs and illustrations
  • 72-page format includes 8 bonus pages full of amazing facts
  • Library-bound editions available without CDs for all titles
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780756690731
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/16/2012
  • Series: DK Eyewitness Books Series
  • Pages: 72
  • Sales rank: 497,421
  • Age range: 8 - 12 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 11.20 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Table of Contents


King oil     6
Ancient oil     8
Oil for light     10
Dawn of the oil age     12
The oil bonanza     14
What is oil?     16
Where oil comes from     18
Natural gas     20
Coal and peat     22
Oil traps     24
Solid oil     26
How oil is found     28
Getting the oil out     30
Offshore oil rigs     32
Piped oil     34
Oil on the ocean     36
Refining oil     38
Energy and transportation     10
Materials from oil     42
Plastics and polymers     44
Big oil     46
The struggle for oil     48
Dirty oil     50
Saving oil     52
Oil substitutes     54
Wind power     56
Solar energy     58
Water power     60
Nuclear power     62
Production and consumption     64
Timeline     66
Find out more     69
Glossary     70
Index     72
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