"In The Three Ages of Water, expert on water resources and climate change Peter Gleick guides us through the long, fraught history of our most valuable resource. Spread over a ten-thousand-year human history, it begins with the fundamental evolutionary role water had in shaping early civilizations and empires, crests to the scientific and social revolutions that created modern society, and spills into the global water crisis of depleted groundwater...

Explores the importance of water conservation, and explains the uses of water. Highlights ways readers can save water. Includes color photographs and an activity.

Super-powered scientist Max Axiom and his Society of Super Scientists embark on a worldwide adventure to learn about how they can help combat fresh water scarcity. Includes a glossary.

"The story of water in the United States is one of ecosystemic disruption and social injustice. From the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and Flint, Michigan, to the Appalachian coal and gas fields and the Gulf Coast, low-income communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color face the disproportionate effects of floods, droughts, sea level rise, and water contamination. In Hydronarratives Matthew S. Henry examines cultural representations...

"Humans have a complex relationship with planet Earth. Life depends on the planet's natural resources. Yet human activity has led to many environmental issues. Industry pollutes land, air, and water. Agriculture uses up clean water. In the Enviro-Graphics Jr. series, young readers examine these and other environmental issues from many angles, all portrayed through visual elements. Books encourage and inspire budding environmentalists to protect and...

"When Camille Taylor’s husband dies unexpectedly, the carefully constructed life she worked so hard to build in Washington, DC, shatters. After struggling for almost a year, she reaches a breaking point, packs up her daughter, and heads for the Alabama coast where she grew up. The salt air and slow rhythms of the coast soothe Camille’s spirit, but when she meets local fisherman Mack Phillips, she learns that things have changed in her hometown....

Explores each step in the water cycle. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a glossary, and additional resources.

Explores the importance of rivers to humans as sources of drinking water, transportation, and power sources, and explains how humans buried old rivers beneath city streets in an attempt to control the flow of rivers and problems they caused. Examines the damage caused by the containment of rivers, and discusses the development of daylighting, the unearthing and restoring of buried rivers to their rightful places and natural courses. Includes back...

"Readers will learn about the importance, limited availability, and wide-spread pollution of clean water through colorful and clear graphics, such as maps, charts, and infographics"--Provided by publisher.

"This title examines the history and use of hydropower, the pros and cons of the technology, and next steps for this important energy source"--Provided by publisher.