12 Things to Know about Water Access - by Kristin Eberth (Paperback)

About the Book

"In this accessible book, middle-grade readers will gain an understanding about the news surrounding fresh, clean water and who has access to this limited resource. Stat boxes and "Think About It" features support critical thinking skills and encourage awareness of global issues"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Help make complex current events approachable with a timely series for middle grade students. Students get the facts on relevant topics that come straight from news headlines. Each book breaks the topic into 12 short chapters that provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, these nonfiction books support critical thinking skills and will encourage awareness of world issues. Water is crucial part of life, yet millions of people struggle to access it. From shortages to pollution, there are a lot of facts to keep straight about one of today's biggest headlines. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this complex political-social issue that affects current events. Twelve short chapters provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up with approachable text offering insights into the rising demand for water, the costs and energy of moving and cleaning water, the impacts of climate change on water resources, and how countries are responding to the crisis. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness of global issues.

Review Quotes

If the Today's Headlines series feels familiar, that's because it's a refreshed and updated version of 12-Story Library's 2016 series, Turning Points in US History. Though it follows the same general structure of highlighting 12 main points about a given topic, the text has been edited to a lower reading level (fourth grade) and updated with new stats and facts. The crisp design features large, eye-catching photos and diagrams, sidebars, and critical-thinking prompts. The topics are timely, and readers will get a good sense of the subjects' breadth if not their depth, making them good first-stops on a student's learning or research journey. Climate Change presents many facets of this phenomenon, from contributing factors (deforestation, increases in greenhouse gases) to scientific evidence (rising temperatures and sea levels, more extreme weather) to steps people can take to slow its progression. Global Immigration considers push (war, natural disasters) and pull (job opportunities, better education) factors that lead to human migration, as well as challenges migrants face. Political Parties leads with history, filling in readers on the origins of political parties in the U.S., the general ideals major (and some third) parties encompass today, and the roles they play in elections. Water Access dives into difficulties people face in procuring clean, safe water, highlighting such causes as population increase and climate change.