Making a Splash
Every Drop CountsPart of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book explores our relationship with water and how we use, control and take care of it.
★ “Visually dynamic layouts use detailed cartoon illustrations while also weaving in high quality photos and maps that will keep readers engaged. Thorough and timely...will make excellent additions to any library collection.” — Booklist, starred review
From where we live to what we eat, water plays a vital role in our survival.
Since ancient times, water’s life-giving power has inspired people’s spiritual beliefs. It has influenced how humans migrated around the world. Recently, human ingenuity has taken water from a drinking source to an energy source, though not without consequences. As our population grows, cities expand and climate changes, what is the future of water? Innovations are making water equitable and accessible for all. Water warriors, determined to repair, protect and conserve water, are also shifting the mindset from humans needing water to water needing us. Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Conserve and Care for Water looks at what has been done in the past and what can be done in the future to ensure the health and prosperity of our blue planet.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Key Selling Points:
- This STEM title explores the human relationship with water from the past, present and into the future. The chapters discuss how water has influenced and informed human settlement, agriculture, invention and innovation, spirituality, exploration, water security, water equity and the current climate crisis.
- Challenges young readers to think about the role water has in their lives and how they can take action to protect it for the future.
- This book balances the good and the bad in our relationship with water. It examines global warming, pollution, waterborne illnesses, rising oceans and water inequity, but also dives into conservation projects, innovative sustainable technology and the stories of the people who are protecting water around the world.
- It features water conservation projects such as the Indigenous-led Seal River Initiative in Manitoba and water warriors fighting to protect the Amazon River.
- Colleen Nelson is an award-winning children's author and teacher. This is her first nonfiction title with Orca.