A Kids Book About Water - by Salvador Bentolila (Hardcover)

About the Book

Water is essential for life and it's our job to protect it!

Book Synopsis

Water is a necessity for all life, from humans, to animals, to plants and trees! And this essential resource is limited-it's our shared responsibility to treat it with care. Learn about what water is, where it comes from, why it's so important, and how you can take action today to protect the water in your community and the world. Every drop counts!

Core themes in this book:

Equity, Environment, Life, Sustainability

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Review Quotes

Just to begin thinking about what water is, how it is part of us, and how it exists in our world is a beautiful thing. I love this book. - Eric Lehan, P.E. (he/him), Water/Sanitation Engineer

This is a great intro to a complex topic that makes water issues and facts easy to understand -- very cute and informative. Hopefully it inspires some future engineers to help us continue to work towards keeping our water abundant and clean! - Amy Egerter (she/her), Sustainability Expert

It's easy to take water for granted, which has resulted in humans polluting and depleting it. Salvador Bentolila's book reminds us of its importance and risks, simply and colorfully. Children and adults can learn from it. -Josh Spodek, podcast host, This Sustainable Life

This is a great educational book for kids and adults alike. U.S. schools generally don't teach the practical aspects of the world around us and this book illustrates the importance of water and how it affects us on a day-to-day basis. -Christina Merwin (she/her), Engineer

I loved the book!!! So easy for any kid to read and more importantly truly understand the importance and impact that water has on everyone and everything around us. The illustrations and images were so relevant and conveyed so much. A great read I would recommend for any young child. - Mathews Mathai

"A Kids Book About Water" is not only really good but so pleasant to read. People take water for granted all the time, that's what I love the most about the book is the way the author simplifies the importance of protecting and conserving water that is so easy to understand and never forget. Thank you for being a great advocate of this topic and helping conserve our most precious resource, one drop at the time. -Carolina Venegas Martinez (she/her), Civil Engineer