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    Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home
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    Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home

    By Michelle Mulder

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    ★ "An excellent resource on the topic." —School Library Journal, starred review

    In the developed world, if you want a drink of water you just turn on a tap or open a bottle. But for millions of families worldwide, finding clean water is a daily challenge, and kids are often the ones responsible for carrying water to their homes. Every Last Drop looks at why the world’s water resources are at risk and how communities around the world are finding innovative ways to quench their thirst and water their crops. Maybe you’re not ready to drink fog, as they do in Chile, or use water made from treated sewage, but you can get a low-flush toilet, plant a tree, protect a wetland or just take shorter showers. Every last drop counts!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateApr 1, 2015
    ISBN9781459807129
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    Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home
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    Michelle Mulder

    Michelle Mulder is the founding author of and has written numerous titles in the Orca Footprints series including Pedal It!, Every Last Drop, Trash Talk and Home Sweet Neighborhood. They have also written several works of fiction including The Vegetable Museum and Not a Chance. Michelle lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

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    • 4/5
      This is an informative nonfiction title best suited for children in the upper elementary and intermediate grades. (Although to be honest, I still found it incredibly interesting as an adult.) The author talks about the important role water plays in every living thing's life and then goes on to discuss creative ways people have used water all over the world and throughout the ages. This includes collecting water as well as cleaning water, running the gamut from natural wetlands to full-scale water treatment facilities. And for those kids who love bodily functions, there's quite a lot about different ways people have disposed of their feces, from public toilets in ancient Rome to compost toilets in modern-day Mexico City. While I felt the book was light on everyday things we can do to save water, it does touch upon that somewhat with a few suggestions and resources to explore further. But the look at how other cultures use water in ways that impact daily life was absolutely fascinating. These are often peppered with vignettes from the author's life as she traveled the world from Argentina to the Dominican Republic to Germany and many other locales. Her writing style throughout is very accessible, almost conversational. Combine this with the eye-catching fonts and many lush full-color illustrations, and you have a very appealing book on your hands.
    • 4/5
      An engaging, informative mix of history, technology, environmental and conservation issues, and global initiatives, all appealingly presented.