Synopses & Reviews
DripDropSplash! Water is essential to all forms of life.
Explore Water! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments, captures a childs imagination with an intriguing look at the world of water.
Combining hands-on activities with history and science, kids will have fun learning about the water cycle, water resources, drinking water and sanitation, water pollution and conservation, water use, water folklore and festivals, and the latest in water technology. Entertaining illustrations and fascinating sidebars illuminate the topic and bring it to life, while Words to Know highlighted and defined within the text reinforce new vocabulary.
Projects include a nilometer, a rain harvester made out of plastic containers, a transpiration experiment, and a mini water wheel. Auxiliary materials include a glossary, and a list of current reference works, websites, museums, and science centers. Explore Water! meets common core state standards in language arts for reading informational text and literary nonfiction and is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.
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"Young scientists will enjoy this illustrated lab manual dealing with water. The book is illustrated by Bryan Stone, whose whimsical artwork will entice young readers." www.nsta.org (August 5, 2011)
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"It's impossible to read this book and not turn off the water while you brush your teeth. Children will come away with obscure facts and broad understandings about this vital resource." —School Library Journal (April 2012)
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"When my daughter asked if we could learn about the water cycle, Explore Water! came to my rescue. This lovely book by Anita Yasuda is full of projects related to water - including the water cycle." —www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com
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"Reluctant readers will find themselves eagerly turning the pages to learn more about water and science." —Skipping Stones (August 2012)
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"Explore Water! makes a great resource for unit studies. . . . This is an easy read with excellent recipes and diagrams." —www.EclecticHomeschool.org
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"The best thing about Anita Yasudas Explore Water! are the hands-on ideas for teachers and students. The projects and activities involve wonderful experiments that serve to reinforce the concepts." —J. Hayes, Green Teacher
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"The best thing about Anita Yasudas Explore Water! are the hands-on ideas for teachers and students." —J. Hayes, greenteacher.com
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Green Teacher Magazine"The best thing about Anita Yasudas Explore Water! are the hands-on ideas for teachers and students."
Eclectic homeschool
"Explore Water! exceeds requirements for elementary science study in several ways. Beginning with a description of water, the information moves through seven subjects, answering the basic questions about water cycles, water works, water pollution and water as a resource. . .If youre looking for a resource book for general science, involving water science, this is an easy read with excellent recipes and diagrams. Explore Water! makes an great resource for unit studies too. It's written for 6-9 year olds but can be used through the elementary years to reinforce lessons or as a base for further exploration. "
Skipping Stones
"Hands-on activities, fun facts, engaging illustrations and silly water jokes create an informative and entertaining book on the importance and value of water. Reluctant readers will find themselves eagerly turning the pages to learn more about water and science."
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
"This lovely book by Anita Yasuda is full of projects related to water - including the water cycle. The text is written so that it can be easily read by emergent readers ages 6-9, or it makes a wonderful read aloud. Not only does the book do an excellent job of introducing children to water science, but there are also fun projects about the weather, clouds, shadufs, snowflakes, and more. . "
School Library Journal
"Its impossible to read this book and not turn off the water while you brush your teeth. Children will come away with obscure facts and broad understandings about this vital resource. "
NSTA Recommends
"Young scientists will enjoy this illustrated lab manual dealing with water. The 25 projects cover many aspects of water study, from historical Rome to making music with water-filled bowls. The book is illustrated by Bryan Stone, whose whimsical artwork will entice young readers."
Children's Literature
"Part of the Explore Your World” series, Yasuda takes young readers on a wild water ride. Can you guess who I am?” she writes in the introduction. I have been here since Earth began. I splash and spill. I drip and drop. You use me, play in me, and drink me...Can you guess who I am? Water!” This energetic book looks at where we find water, the water cycle, water and weather, water works--including waterpower--water pollution and conservation, and water in art. The writing is clear and enticing. The 25 projects have a variety of levels of difficulty. For example, the waterfall sculpture could be made by any age child, while young children building the hair hygrometer might need adult help with the logistics. The illustrations are fun. Since water is so central to the book, the illustrator chose to make a droplet into a cartoon character, with glasses and a quirky smile. Another admirable part is Yasudas many short sidebars including one called Meet a Scientist.” She highlights at least five different scientists who are connected with water. Many students will enjoy this book as they learn water basics. "
William Cosgrove, Past President, World Water Council
As the world population grows there is less water for each person. What a wonderful way to teach young people that water is precioustoo precious to waste and pollute.”
Asit K. Biswas, Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, 2006
Water is an increasingly important resource issue and this generation will have to manage
water much better than earlier generations. This book will teach young people that water is an important resource that must be properly used, valued and enjoyed.”
Synopsis
Young learners will dive into the intriguing world of water in this educational guide that features hands-on activities, informative illustrations, and educational projects about this important natural resource. A deluge of fun facts and detailed information about the history and science of water teach children about topics such as the water cycle, pollution and conservation, water folklore and festivals, and the latest in water technology. With projects ranging from a rain harvester made out of plastic containers to an edible aqueduct, this interactive guide brings the world of water straight into kids hands.
About the Author
Anita Yasuda is a qualified Montessori and early childhood education teacher and the author of more than 20 books, including the Being Green series,
Explore Native American Culture!,
Explore the Solar System!,
Explore Water!,
Greetings from Buffalo, and
Hello Kitty: Cute, Creative and Collectible. She lives in Huntington Beach, California.
Bryan Stone is a cartoonist who graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies and is the illustrator of Explore Life Cycles!, Explore Night Science!, Explore Rivers and Ponds!, Explore Rocks and Minerals!, Explore the Solar System!, and Explore Transportation!. He lives in Hartland, Vermont.