water

The importance of water in sustaining and enhancing life is emphasized in several traditional tales from various parts of the world about such bodies of water as the Ganges, Lake Titicaca, and the Nile.

What causes sinkholes to form? Can scientists predict where they might appear? What are some of the biggest sinkholes in the world? Find the answers to these questions and more in this enhanced media book.

Fresh waters are found on every continent except Antarctica. This book explores the plants, animals, and environment of this important ecosystem. Learn more in Fresh Waters, an AV2 media enhanced book.

Presents an introduction to water pollution, in simple text with illustrations, explaining what it is, and how it affects the environment, and includes information on the different types of pollution, the water cycle, acid rain, and other topics.

Describes glaciers - how they are formed, how they evolve, where they are found, and how they are affected by global warming.

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.

Simple text, facts, photographs, diagrams, and related activities describe the water cycle and explain how it affects Earth.

Examines the links between design in the natural world and design in modern technology through an investigation of the basic principles of water, and includes simple experiments, definitions of key terms, photographs, and diagrams.

Presents instructions for a variety of weather science projects, including making a glacier, forming a cloud, and cleaning an oil spill.

Describes a collection of distasteful or otherwise unpleasant things that can be found underwater, from bacteria to leeches to jellyfish.