Science Readers: The Story of Fossil Fuels

The Story of Fossil Fuels is an expository text that explains the origin, extraction, refining, and uses of fossil fuels and surveys the supply of fossil fuels on Earth.  An experiment invites students to explore how fossils are created. 

The book is divided into sections with some subsections.  Sentences vary in length and structure.  Captioned and labeled photographs and diagrams support and extend the text. Fact boxes add interest. A table of contents, glossary, and index are provided.

Glossary words are bold faced throughout the text.

This title is from the Science Readers: Content and Literacy in Science series from Teacher Created Materials. Build literacy skills and science content knowledge with high-interest, appropriately levelled information texts.