Are solar and wind powers the wave of the future? Will automakers standardize on an electric or hybrid car? In Energy for Future Presidents Richard A. Muller, professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a past winner of the MacArthur Fellowship, cuts through popular misconceptions about energy policy, examining the science behind conventional and clean energy technologies. He explores the pluses and . . . more »

Fun books they'll keep coming back to: My son will sit for hours with Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman enjoying the hilarious mishaps as the chickens save the day, or at least think they do. Also look for the 2 follow-up titles, Pigs to the Rescue and Cows to the Rescue. Tacky the Penguin may not fit in but his eccentric behavior saves . . . more »