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By Carol Lindeen

Simple text and photographs present water and the water cycle.

Written by Kay Barnham
Illustrated by Maddie Frost

Follow the journey of water, from raindrops to rivers and then back to the clouds. Children have lots of questions about the world around them, and this book helps them discover many amazing and wonderful scientific facts about nature. The charming collage-effect illustrations are inspired by farms and scenery that the illustrator sees around her home in New Hampshire. Lively texts engage children and make this book a favorite to return to again and again. There are also notes to parents and teachers at the end to encourage further exploration and learning.

By Harriet Brundle

This exciting series explores a range of everyday materials. Early readers will discover the properties and uses of each material through accessible text and eye-catching imagery that will bring this area of the curriculum to life.

By Antoinette Portis

Join a young girl as she explores her surroundings and sees that water is everywhere. But water doesn't always look the same, it doesn't always feel the same, and it shows up in lots of different shapes. Water can be a lake, it can be steam, it can be a tear, or it can even be a snowman. As the girl discovers water in nature, in weather, in her home, and even inside her own body, water comes to life, and kids will find excitement and joy in water and its many forms. This latest work from award-winning author/illustrator Antoinette Portis is an engaging, aesthetically pleasing nonfiction picture book, complete with accessible backmatter on the water cycle, water conservation, and more.

Written by Laura Purdie Salas
Illustrated by Violeta Dabija

This picture book poetically explores the many things water can be--from home maker and ship breaker to cloud fluffer and fire snuffer. Backmatter provides additional explanations.

By Jason Nemeth

Life as we know it would be impossible without water. Luckily for us and the other organisms with which we share our planet, Earth has so much water that it is sometimes known as “the water planet.” This engrossing volume describes where water can be found in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states. The book offers the details of Earth’s water cycle and highlights the importance of both freshwater and salt water. It also tackles the unpleasant but pressing topic of water pollution. Readers will love the beautiful photographs of rivers, lakes, oceans, and more.

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