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combination of solutions: conservation, technological innovation, desalination of sea water, demandreducing
devices like low-flow faucets and toilets, public policy to reduce water wastefulness.
Emoto, Masaru. The Secret Life of Water. Atria Books, 2006. 208 p. (978-0743289825) Adult. Water
philosophy. Reveals water’s secret life, explaining how a drop of water carries its whole history in the same
way a human carries their own history, and explains how people can apply the wisdom of water to their
own lives and face the challenges of everyday life.
LaBella, Laura. Not Enough to Drink: Pollution, Drought, and Tainted Water Supplies. Rosen
Publishing Group, 2009. 64 p. (978-1435853768, pap.) Gr. 6+. Discusses the issues facing our world’s
water supply. Water conservation is becoming an increasing necessity in many countries. Pollution and
drought also discussed.
Pearce, Fred. When the Rivers Run Dry: The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century. Beacon Press,
2007. 324 p. (978-0807085738, pap.) Adult. Examines the current state of crucial water sources around the
world; discusses the scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the water crisis; and offers practical
solutions for preserving the world’s water supply in the 21st century.
Oxlade, Chris and Ganeri, Anita. Down the Drain: Conserving Water. Heinemann, 2005. 32 p. (978-
0431041766, pap.) Gr. 4!8. Presents a short study on water conservation, and describes where water comes
from, what happens to waste water, and how people can save water at home and at school.
Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Environmental Awareness—Water Pollution. Bancroft-Sage, 1991. 48 p. (978-
0944280263) Gr. 3!6. Discusses the importance of a clean water supply and how water pollution threatens
the lives and health of people, animals, and plants. Readers learn how to contribute to anti-pollution and
conservation efforts.
Vandana, Shiva. Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit. South End Press, 2002. 158 p. (978-
0896086500) Adult. This book exposes yet another corporate maneuver to convert a critical world resource
into a profitable commodity. Using the global water trade as a lens, the author highlights the destruction of
the earth and the disenfranchisement of the world’s poor as they lose their right to a life-sustaining common
good.
Vickers, Amy. Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Industries, Businesses,
Farms. Waterplow Press, 2001. 494 p. (978-1931579070) Adult. A comprehensive, nontechnical reference
handbook on water use and efficiency measures for homeowners, businesses, farmers, and industries.
Efficiency measures for landscape water use include native and low-water-use plants, irrigation scheduling,
and the use of mulches. Among the useful appendixes are a list of web addresses of conservation
organizations, a table for calculating water-cost savings based on volume of use, sample worksheets for
water audits for a residence, an irrigational setting, and an industrial/commercial/institutional setting.
Vigil, Kenneth M. Clean Water: An Introduction to Water Quality and Water Pollution Control. Oregon
State University Press, 2003. 181 p. (978-0870714986, pap.) Adult. Presents a comprehensive study of the
issues associated with water quality and water pollution control, and examines the basic fundamentals of
water chemistry and microbiology as well as other important water quality rules and regulations.
Fiction
Beaton, M.C. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death. Robinson Publishing, 2006. 256 p. (978-
1845293192, pap.) Adult. While acting as the public relations person for a mineral water company hoping
to use water from a spring in a nearby village, Agatha finds the village council chairman murdered.
Dalkey, Kara. Ascension (Water trilogy, bk. 1). HarperCollins, 2002. 235 p. YA. OP. Nia, a young
mermyd, has longed all her life to become one of the ten Avatars who rule the undersea city of Atlantis, but
what she does not realize is that if her wish is granted, it could mean the end of Atlantis forever. Reunion
and Transformation are books two and three in the trilogy.
Gratz, Alan. Something Rotten, A Horatio Wilkes Mystery. Puffin, 2009. 224 p. (978-0142412978, pap.)
Gr. 6+. In a contemporary story based on Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Horatio Wilkes seeks to solve the
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