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1) Thirst
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Language
English
Description
Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited, and she often has to wait hours to use the communal tap. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity -- an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she has begun working as a maid, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even...
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Language
English
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Description
"Water. The single most necessary element to sustain life. Brockovich warns that America's water crisis isn't looming on the horizon--it's already here. Superman Isn't Coming makes clear that the most precious resource on planet Earth is alarmingly polluted by toxins, hazardous waste, lead, fracking chemicals, and more. In the 20 years since her eponymous film, Brockovich has kept up the fight for clean water one town at a time. She receives thousands...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
x, 292 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From an exciting and sharp-voiced new observer of American culture, a forthright and probing debut exploring Asian American identity in a racially codified country. After his father's passing in 2019, David Shih sought to unravel the underlying tensions that defined the complex relationship between him and his parents--a question that ultimately forced a reckoning with the expectations he encountered as the only son of Chinese immigrants and the...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xiii, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2000, a transformative climate-driven 'megadrought' swept over the Colorado River watershed. By the early 2020s, levels on the river's two largest reservoirs were hitting record lows and threatening the water supply for forty million people. Outside the West, water stocks are stressed even in states with bountiful rainfall such as Florida. From coast to coast, conventional measures to sustain the most fundamental natural resource on earth--drinking...
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Language
English
Description
"A well-illustrated field guide to the ducks, geese and shorebirds of Eastern North America. Includes well organized species comparison pages, male-female, seasonal and immature plumage, distinctive markings. Appropriate for novice or experienced birders. An indispensable field guide and reference for birders. The eastern Continental Divide from Florida to Ontario contains the world's largest network of freshwater lakes, rivers, wetlands and coastal...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
26 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Water bubbles, flows, and fuels all life on earth. But worldwide pollution and climate change make it increasingly difficult for people and animals to find the clean water they need to survive. A focused call for action, this lively book narrates the history of our watery earth, succinctly explains the water cycle and the different types of freshwater, and introduces the vast array of living beings that depend on clean water for survival--as well...
9) Water
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Series
Publisher
QED Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
10) Water
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Water. It is crucial for life on Earth, and it is everywhere. It is also the only substance on Earth that naturally has three forms : it can be a liquid, a solid, or a gas. Why is water so important for life?"--
Author
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many way that water is essential to our lives and the existence of life on earth. But it doesn't stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of water - and the environmental danger to water posed by pollution and lack of respect for this precious resource. Kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another, but to the environment as well.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Even small children are often taken freshwater fishing. From ponds to the Great Lakes, the places one can fish are numerous across North America. It's a great way to get to know the great outdoors near or far from home! This book explores the world of freshwater fishing including information about how to fish, what gear is needed, and how to be safe when freshwater fishing. Colorful photographs on each spread help young readers make connections to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dive in and read about everything you'll need to get started freshwater fishing. Pick a lake, pond, or river close by to start your adventure. This book will make you want to grab your pole and start casting!"--
14) Save our stream!
Author
Publisher
Muddy Boots
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
When Annie and her brother Bradley learn that pesticides and fertilizers are hurting the stream in their Massachusetts neighborhood, they work with their neighbor Ms. Carson, an aquatic ecologist, to start a campaign to reduce fertilizer use and Save Our Stream.
Author
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
©1990
Physical Desc
xviii, 437 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
How is it that some established artists but not others come to be considered worth remembering? For answers, Etched in Memory looks at how history interacts with personal biography. The authors dig deeply into the archives for material on the careers and posthumous fates of nearly 300 British and American printmakers, half of them women, active during the Etching Revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The authors examine the...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Musée de l'Armée is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire. In the present day, National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt is on a diving expedition...
17) Look! Look!
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustration ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators' much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way! When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, "Look! Look!" The children clear away the weeds and garbage and find more stones. They call their families to come and see and begin to dig around the stones. Word travels to villages nearby, and more and more people join in, until...
18) Like thunder
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling stories that have made Nnedi Okorafor a star of the literary science fiction and fantasy space and put her at the forefront of Africanfuturist fiction"--
Niger, West Africa, 2077. Welcome back. This second volume is a breathtaking story that sweeps across the sands of the Sahara, flies up to the peaks of the Aïr Mountains, cartwheels into a wild...
Author
Publisher
Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alf is scared of water--but he's not about to let that keep him from enjoying summer with his water-loving friends. In this slyly humorous story, Alf creatively confronts his fears and comes up with a surprising solution. It's the summer and everyone is out swimming under the sun...well, almost everyone. While all his friends love canoeing down rivers and splashing in the community pool, Alf would rather remain on dry land. This makes hanging with...
20) Sed =: Thirst
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
Español
Description
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is being threatened by severe water shortages and thieves, who steal this precious commodity--an act Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she...
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