water supply

When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.

Examines water and access to it, discussing consumption and scarcity.

Examines water as a natural resource and discusses how it is used as well as the prevention and management of droughts.

In a village in Burkina Faso, Sylvie is unable to attend school because it takes her several hours every day to collect the water her family needs from the river, but she is excited to learn from Mr. Mike of the Catholic Relief Services that her village has been chosen for a special Water Project to dig a well for the village.

Explores the science and engineering behind the Hoover Dam.

Mona Hanna-Attisha recounts the story about how she, and a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders in Flint, Michigan fought the government to expose the truth about lead contamination in the towns water supply.

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore environmentalism through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Clean Water, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this environmental issue. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included, as well as a bibliography, glossary, and index.

A collection of twenty-three essays that provides varying perspectives on issues regarding the cause of water scarcity, how water is used as a political tool, solutions for reducing water scarcity, and related topics.

When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.

Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The California Droughtshines a light on California's lengthy and devastating dry period. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.