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"The dramatic story of the signature environmental disaster of our time and an inspiring tale of scientific resistance by a relentless physician who stood up to power. Flint was already a troubled city in 2014 when the state of Michigan--in the name of austerity--shifted the source of its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Soon after, citizens began complaining about the water that flowed from their taps--but officials rebuffed them,...
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Discover the hidden power that our thoughts, words and feelings can have on our world, our bodies and our souls. Using high-speed photography, Dr. Masaru Emoto has demonstrated that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. His photos reveal that water that flows from clear springs or has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns, while...
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2015.
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would be like to live without clean water and describes how people access water and the importance of making sure that water is not polluted or wasted.
8) Clean water
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2009.
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930L
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English
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Discusses the composition and states of water, its importance for human beings, how humans get water, how humans are polluting the water supply, the effects of this pollution, and strategies that would help with this problem.
11) Green warriors
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2017.
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English
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The Citarum river in Indonesia is a source of drinking water for millions of people. But it's become known as the world's most polluted river thanks to the 500 textiles factories on its banks.
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"New York Times bestselling author Seth M. Siegel shows how our drinking water got contaminated, what it may be doing to us, and what we must do to make it safe. If you thought America's drinking water problems started and ended in Flint, Michigan, think again. From big cities and suburbs to the rural heartland, chemicals linked to cancer, heart disease, obesity, birth defects, and lowered IQ routinely spill from our taps. Many are to blame: the EPA,...
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2023.
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"In The Three Ages of Water, expert on water resources and climate change Peter Gleick guides us through the long, fraught history of our most valuable resource. Spread over a ten-thousand-year human history, it begins with the fundamental evolutionary role water had in shaping early civilizations and empires, crests to the scientific and social revolutions that created modern society, and spills into the global water crisis of depleted groundwater...
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1020L
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"Human modification of the environment always carries a risk of accident and folly. Explore the causes and consequences of the devastating water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Guided by compelling questions such as, "What led to this disaster?," "Who was impacted by it?," and "What changed in its aftermath?" the interdisciplinary content blends social studies and science. Ultimately, it pushes students to consider how humans can meet their need for resources...
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In response to increased technological advances and burgeoning demands on available water supplies, the federal government and the private sector are joining forces to reshape the network and broaden the focus of water quality monitoring efforts in the United States.
20) Clean water
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore environmentalism through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Clean Water, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this environmental issue. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included,...
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