Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us

"This browsable, superbly designed book is absorbing."
-- Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)

"Wonderful . . . engaging detail . . . a beautiful addition to nonfiction collections looking for books on the subject, and those seeking more translated works."
-- School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)

Gorgeously illustrated, fact-filled nonfiction about water in rainstorms, the Great Lakes, the drip from our taps, around the world, and throughout history.

Water is everywhere, and we rely on it every single day. But do you ever stop to wonder about it?

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?

Author-illustrator Olga Fadeeva answers these questions and much more in her vibrantly illustrated, fact-filled tour of water through science and history (with characters readers might recognize from Wind: Discovering Air in Motion). Translated from Russian by Lena Traer and part of Eerdmans' Spectacular STEAM for Curious Readers series.

Awards

Booklist Top Ten Books on the Environment & Sustainability
The Nature Generation Green Earth Book Award Long List - Picture Book, Intermediate Readers
School Library Journal Best Books
USBBY Outstanding International Books List

Author: Olga Fadeeva
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/09/2024
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 11.01h x 8.58w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780802856227

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2024
Booklist 03/01/2024 pg. 48
School Library Journal 05/10/2024 pg. 1

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.