Washoe County Library System

An introduction to water and its properties.

Takes a look at the role of water in our bodies, our cultures, and our world.

Explains the cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation that provides fresh water to the earth.

"Dive into the lifecycle of water and discover how it supports all life forms, how humans harness its power, and why we need to conserve it"--

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.

Figure out Earth and its water cycle through facts and figures. Find out what the water cycle is and how water changes from a liquid to a gas and back into a liquid once more. Discover how Earth is constantly recycling its water and why this vital resource is the source of all life on our planet. Learn about Earth's water cycle then turn to the Figured Out! pages to discover more facts and easy-to-read statistics that bring our watery world to life....

Artist RyMji Arai and poet Hiroshi Osada, the Japanese team behind critically acclaimed Every Color of Light, offer up another meditation on the natural world in this ode to water. A lyrical moment between parent and child in a boat on a river unfolds into an examination of the water that surrounds them, and the nature and life sustained by it: "It's only oxygen and hydrogen. Simple as could be, and yet nothing means more to life as we know it." Arai's...