introduction -- energy around us -- where energy comes from -- energy and the air -- plants and energy -- energy from food -- water and energy -- food - the energy fuel -- you are what you eat -- a balanced diet -- food for all -- the body's power plant -- keeping warm -- what is blood? -- breathing -- where food goes -- how we move -- bones and movement -- the human machine -- energy and health -- looking ahead -- glossary -- index.
Introduces young readers to the many different types of energy used by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria, including light, sound, heat, and electrical energies.