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Reviewed by Doreen Chombu for Readers' Favorite
ABCs of Trades: The Electrician by Paula Bunyan is a fun children’s book that walks kids through the basics of electricity, from A to Z. You meet Paula, a curious young girl, and her sidekick, a quirky purple goat named Timber. Along the way, they help kids discover what things like amperes, joules, and ohms mean, and how fuses and breakers keep everything safe. Children will get a sense of how the electrical grid works, what circuits and transformers do, and see the different jobs in the world of electricity, from inspectors to master electricians who know how to fix just about anything. The book covers terms such as high voltage, kilowatt-hour, multimeter, and quad outlet. Finally, learn about renewable energies, solar power, and water and wind turbines that help generate hydroelectricity and wind energy.
ABCs of Trades: The Electrician is an informative read that is also inspiring for anyone who wants to become an electrician. It’s packed with rhyming sentences and simple, easy-to-understand definitions. Paula Bunyan gets creative, coming up with an electrical term, tool, or component for every letter in the alphabet. What really stands out is how the book weaves in modern topics like renewable energy and net-zero energy, giving kids a window into sustainable electricity and why saving energy matters. The art is the highlight of the book. Paula appears in her cute blue overalls, and Timber pops up in fun scenes. The illustrations by Chris V Ames go beyond just being vibrant—electric currents and charges get a playful twist, and there’s even a multimeter that appears as a muscular superhero. The book makes electrical work exciting and approachable for young kids. It’s a smart, fun, colorful, and engaging way to introduce a skilled trade to children.
