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Presents a diverse selection of primary sources about gasoline representing all sides of the debate in question.

Looks at the many machines that use oil, discusses the danger of dwindling supplies and the environmental hazards of burning oil, and considers alternatives to fossil fuels.

Provides an overview of how plants are transformed into oil. Describes how plankton stores energy after its death, the forces that turn that energy into oil, how oil is removed from the ground, and the products that come from oil.

Explains where the money from gasoline sales goes, discusses causes of rising gas prices, and explores hybrid cars and alternative fuels.

Photographs and text describe how petroleum is turned into gasoline and how it is distributed around the globe.

Traces the process by which gasoline is made, from the oil fields to finished product.

Color photos and simple text show how gasoline is made, covering each step of the process after oil is found in the ground.

This book tells you where oil comes from and how it works. We go to the gas station to get gas for the car.

The world is dependent on oil as its main source of energy. Although oil is plentiful now, the supply will eventually run out.