"Alemitu lives with her mother in a poor village in Ethiopia, where she must walk miles for water and hunger roars in her belly. Even though life is difficult, she dreams of someday knowing more about the world. When her mother has no choice but to leave her at an orphanage to give her a chance at a better life, an American family adopts Alemitu"--Provided by publisher.
Anna goes with her brother and sisters to fetch water from the spring every day after school, but she is upset because she cannot carry the water on her head like everyone else.
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.
Discusses the sources of the world's water supply, methods of getting water from its source to where its needed, the dangers of pollution, and the need for conservation.
Basic overview of water resources, hydrology, the current problems involving water resources, and the potential impact of global warming and climate change. Addressing concerns about water resources, look at different ways to integrate concepts for water resources with other design and planning decisions.
Examines issues related to water, including the different sources, wastewater, pollution, droughts, the problem of supplying clean water to the world's increasing population, and more.
Discusses problems related to famine and drought around the world, and examines some solutions. Features color photographs and charts, sidebars, statistics, case studies, a glossary of terms, and sources of more information.
