Learning Power is excited to share a new 2nd grade reading resource – just in time for summer break!

Georgia Power’s book, Harnessing the Sun, takes young readers on a time-traveling journey to discover the first sun dials, ancient greenhouses, solar-powered cars and more! Enjoy storytime with New York Times bestselling author Carmen Deedy...or sizzle and zip through time to discover the power of solar energy with Learning Power’s animated, interactive book.

Facts About Solar

Did you know?

• The sun makes enough energy to power 4 billion 100-watt light bulbs every second of every day!
• The energy created by the sun's core is nuclear fusion.
• Over one million Earths could fit inside the sun!
• The sun, made from hydrogen and helium, is over 4.5 billion years old!
• The "Sunmobile" was the first solar-powered vehicle, which was built in 1955 by William G. Cobb of General Motors.