As people, we have a huge impact on our environment, and sadly this impact is not always a positive one. This incisive volume explores concepts such as pollution, habitat loss, and climate change in age-appropriate language.
Jack spends his days sailing the sea and taking in nets full of half-dead fish, ignoring the polluted condition of the water, until he finds an ailing seal and receives a message from the sea itself about its sorry state.
The new inventions and gadgets of 1983, such as the personal computer, Swatch watch, and Rubik's Cube, don't distract Suzanne and her friends from confronting the owner of a factory that is dumping toxic chemicals into a nearby lake.
Text and color photos present the causes and effects of water pollution, covering pesticides, airborne pollutants, wetland conservation, and other related topics.
Examines water pollution and freshwater supply and demand, discusses how resources are polluted, and explores conservation and protection methods as well as improvements that can ensure quality water.