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Passing Gas
How Clean Energy Makes the World Less Smelly
In collaboration with Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII), we introduce this new children’s book!
Fun rhymes guide readers through the causes and effects of carbon emissions—seen through the eyes of fluffy yellow ducks, who are simply trying to keep the world clean. But greenhouse gases—which are “tooted” into the atmosphere from natural gas, coal, and oil power plants—are making this difficult, which prompts a choir of ducks to respond: “So to get our point across, my friends will sing it in medley… these carbon emissions are silent but deadly!”. Complete with leveled questions for further discussion to be used by parents or teachers, the book is geared towards children from preschool to grade six.
Share IT!
Bring “Passing Gas” to a classroom near you.
Audience: Preschool through Sixth Grade
Interested in learning more? Contact us at pi@naygn.org
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Ordering
Passing Gas – How Clean Energy Makes the World Less Smelly was unveiled, read and promoted for Nuclear Science Week (NSW) 2021 and COP 26.
We are now taking advance orders for print copies. Please contact Naif Siddiqui for ordering at pi@naygn.org.
The Adventures of Marie and George
NAYGN has developed two children’s books about nuclear energy.
Marie and George both make their mark learning and exploring the world of different kinds energy.
At this time, there are no ongoing projects in this area. Please email adventure@naygn.org with your ideas or questions!
Marie’s Electric Adventure
Marie’s Electric Adventure chronicles the quest of a young girl and her dog to find out why the night light went out. This story includes whimsical characters, like a talking dog named Einstein, to make science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts fun and relatable to children.
Share Marie’s Story!
Bring Marie to a classroom near you. Audience: Grades K-2.
E-Mail us to request NAYGN bring this book to your community!
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George’s Energy Adventure
Come along with George (named after scientist George Alcorn) and his friends for the exciting challenge of powering a city! Take the journey to discover how energy diversification powers your world! The story describes George’s project at Edison’s Inventors Camp to power his own city. Once George realizes that one source of energy is not enough to power his city, he dreams of all the different types of energy. George learns the importance of each energy source and how working together can result in a better outcome. He returns to camp the next day to work with Marie to build a city that uses a diverse energy portfolio.
Share Georges’s Story!
Bring George to a classroom near you.
Audience: Kindergarten through Second Grade
Hashtag: #GeorgeAdoresEnergy
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