Staff Picks
All the Water in the World: Children's Books about Water
- Rebecca T.
- Friday, August 07, 2020
Collection
Raindrops, rivers, oceans, ice. Water, in all its different forms, is all around us. While some of us are lucky to have reliable access to water, for many others, the search for clean water is a daily struggle. Dive into some of these books to help your children understand the power of water, the importance of keeping our waterways clean and the global issues of water scarcity and conservation.
River
Published in 1999
A river gradually becomes depleted as more and more people use its resources to build cities, transport goods, and handle sewage.
The Water Cycle
Published in 2017
The PBS television host and his team of young scientists investigate how the water cycle works by shrinking themselves down to the size of a raindrop to explore such elements as ice, steam, estuaries, snowflakes, and puddles.
Rivers of Sunlight
How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth
Published in 2017
"The sun explains its role in the movement of water around the Earth, from the lifting of fresh water from the seas, to the movement of underwater currents that nourish the world's oceans. The sun has a hand in moving rivers of water in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states all around the Earth, enabling life to exist on our planet. But human beings are interfering in this natural cycle, unbalancing the amount of fresh water available."-- Provided by publisher.
The Waste Cycle
A Look at What We Use and Trash Every Day
Published in 2018
"The Waste Cycle covers the entire life cycle from beginning to end - and back again - for a truly big-picture look at how things are sourced, made, used and then trashed and/or recycled into new materials. Plastic plates made from pig pee? Drinkable wastewater? Strange (and gross!) but soon-to-be true! Divided into 9 chapters, The Waste Cycle explores the life cycle of a different raw material a kid might typically tote in his or her backpack on any given school day (water, food, clothing, paper, plastics, metals and electronics.) The application of each raw material is presented as a 'recipe, ' with each component itemized to reveal the big picture, e.g., what goes into making (and subsequently recycling) a basic cotton T-shirt, a PET plastic water bottle or a cell phone. Two additional chapters explore the ultimate closed loop system setting of space, and the concept of zero waste. Back matter includes glossary, select bibliography and other information resources, and index."-- Provided by publisher.
What Do You Know About the Water Cycle?
By Gillian Gosman.
Published in 2014
Describes the cycle of water on the Earth's surface, including information on evaporation and transpiration, types of precipitation, and the difference between fresh water and salt water.
Snow
Published in 2016
What is snow? Why is it important? Where does it come from-- and where does it go when it melts? Hansen uses simple text and colorful photographs to teach you about snow and its part in the the water cycle.
Come On, Rain
Published in 2003
A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat. "Come on, Rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Then the clouds roll in and the rain pours. And Tess, her friends, and their mothers join in together in a rain dance to celebrate the shower that renews both body and spirit.
Come On, Rain!
Published in 1999
A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat.
The Wonderful Water Cycle
Published in 2014
Three-quarters of our Earth is covered by water. This book explains how water travels in a never-ending pattern called the water cycle and how water is used--from bathing to irrigating crops--along with tips for conserving our most important natural resource.
A Cool Drink of Water
Published in 2002
Depicts people around the world collecting, chilling, and drinking water.
Covered in Water
Published in 2016
"In this book, readers will learn about the Earth's water."-- Provided by publisher.
All the Water in the World
Published in 2011
Introduces young children to the water cycle with simple text and illustrations.
Over and Under the Pond
Published in 2017
Celebrates the forms of life that live above and under a pond, including turtles, red-winged blackbirds, blue herons, minnows, frogs, and catfish.
A Long Walk to Water Based on a True Story
Published in 2010
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
A Long Walk to Water Based on a True Story
Published in 2010
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way.
A Long Walk to Water
Based on a True Story
Published in 2011
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven.
Water is Water
A Book About the Water Cycle
Published in 2015
"A spare, poetic picture book exploring the different phases of the water cycle in surprising and engaging ways"-- Provided by publisher.
What Are the Elements of Weather?
Published in 2015
In this stimulating volume, readers learn about the elements of the weather, such as temperature, wind, humidity, clouds, precipitation, and atmospheric pressure. They also examine weather satellites, Tornado Alley, condensation, and the water cycle. Vocabulary boxes offer additional guidance to readers, and the Compare and Contrast and Think About It sidebars provide students with opportunities to ponder concepts in exciting and creative ways; for example, "The terms 'alto' meaning 'high' and 'nimbus,' meaning 'rain,' further describe clouds. What do you think a cumulonimbus cloud is?"
Water
Published in 2014
"Introduces water and the water cycle to young readers, including basic molecules, bodies of water, water states, uses, and conservation"-- Provided by publisher.
Raindrops Roll
Published in 2014
"In her latest gorgeously photo-illustrated nonfiction picture book, celebrated author April Pulley Sayre sheds new light on the wonders of rain, from the beauty of a raindrop balanced on a leaf to the amazing, never-ending water cycle that keeps our planet in perfect ecological balance."-- Provided by publisher.
What is the Water Cycle?
Published in 2014
Water and the natural phases it moves through are fundamental aspects of earth science. The water cycle and each of its stages are presented in a precise and clear manner in this book, which also guides readers through the role that plants, animals, and people play in that cycle. Text boxes defining important terminology and vibrant photographs allow readers to take away exciting new information about the water we need to survive, and to understand how scientific concepts link up with the Common Core reading standards.
The Water Princess
Published in 2016
"The story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village"-- Provided by publisher.
Earth Verse
Haiku from the Ground Up
Published in 2018
A collection of haiku poems celebrates the planet Earth, including such topics as rocks, earthquakes, fossils, volcanoes, and the water cycle.
Eyewitness Water
Published in 2013
Discover the fascinating role of water - in our bodies, our cultures, and our world - with Eyewitness Water. Learn about how camels thrive in the desert, why our bodies need water to survive, how children across the world can access clean drinking water, and how water affects human lives in all kinds of amazing ways.