Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us

by Olga Fadeeva, Lena Traer (Translator)

Overview

A curiosity-sparking book about water in rainstorms, the Great Lakes, the drip from our taps, and other places in our world. 

Water is everywhere, and we rely on it every single day. But do you ever wonder about water? How much water is on our planet? What happens when there is too much water or too little water? Why does it rain? What are lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans? Why are the seas and oceans blue and salty? What lives underwater? What about water in human history—how did people get water in ancient times? How do we get water today? What do humans build to travel on the water, and how have we harnessed waterpower? How do we protect this amazing resource for the future? 

Gorgeous and informative, Water invites children to tour through science and history with two characters they may recognize from Wind: Discovering Air in Motion. Colorful acrylic art and energetic text help readers learn about the natural resource we have depended on since the beginning of life itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467467711
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	04/09/2024
Series:	Spectacular STEAM for Curious Readers (SSCR)
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	56
File size:	19 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Olga Fadeeva is the author and illustrator of Wind: Discovering Air in Motion (Eerdmans) and many other books for children. In a starred review, Kirkus called Wind “thoroughly engaging…masterful in both design and imagery.” Olga’s art has been honored in Italy, China, and her home country of Russia. Follow Olga on Instagram @olgafadeeva_illustrations.

Lena Traer is a Russian- and English-language translator with a focus on books for children and young adults. She has translated Wind: Discovering Air in Motion and On the Edge of the World (both Eerdmans) into English and has also translated a variety of picture books and scientific materials into Russian. Born and raised in Siberia, Russia, Lena now lives in San Francisco.
  Olga Fadeeva is the author and illustrator of Wind: Discovering Air in Motion (Eerdmans) and many other books for children. In a starred review, Kirkus called Wind "thoroughly engaging.masterful in both design and imagery." Olga's art has been honored in Italy, China, and her home country of Russia. Follow Olga on Instagram @olgafadeeva_illustrations.
  Lena Traer is a Russian- and English- language translator with a focus on books for children and young adults. She has translated Wind: Discovering Air in Motion and On the Edge of the World (both Eerdmans) into English and has also translated a variety of picture books and scientific materials into Russian. Born and raised in Siberia, Russia, Lena now lives in San Francisco.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal (starred review)
"This wonderful book answers all the possible questions one could ever have about water . . . engaging detail . . . vibrant illustrations . . . a beautiful addition to nonfiction collections looking for books on the subject, and those seeking more translated works."

Booklist (starred review)
"This browsable, superbly designed book is absorbing."

Kirkus Reviews
“A wellspring of facts and reflections about our watery world. . . . Almost as deep as it is wide.

From the Publisher

2024-01-20
A wellspring of facts and reflections about our watery world.

Following the drift of Wind (2023), Fadeeva places a lightly tan-skinned child dressed in an easily visible red shift in her flowing illustrations—nearly all done in blue-dominant hues. The little one plants a tree over deep layers of groundwater, boats down a river and through a flooded town, and otherwise leads young viewers into glimpses of some of the many ways we use and interact with water. Text translated from Russian and presented in a question-and-answer format offers a wealth of information on topics from the water cycle to why seas and oceans are salty (and why some are saltier than others). Fadeeva also considers water deities in select ancient cultures worldwide and explores human uses for water, such as bathing, commerce, undersea exploration, and freshwater delivery systems through history. Some of the questions encourage broader thoughts: “Why does it rain?” “What is life without water?” “What do humans think about water’s mysteries?” Though the power of water to shape lives and landforms comes through clearly, the author also sounds a cautionary note at the end about the threat that pollutants, particularly microplastics, pose not just to our oceans, but to our own well-being.

Almost as deep as it is wide. (Informational picture book. 7-9)

Kirkus Reviews