This book focuses on how water is essential for life and how our supply on Earth is constantly renewed by the water cycle. It looks at the environmental consequences of human activity, such as industrial pollution, and how this affects the water supply. Throughout the book, focus panels look in detail at how people, plants and animals co-exist and investigative panels encourage further research.

 

This book is part of a book series called Nature's Cycles .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Hachette Children's Group .

The author, Sally Morgan, is an experienced nature photographer and writer of books for children. David Smith has been writing history books for adults and children for over thirty years. He has recently written an educational series on the Holocaust and several books on different aspects of the contemporary Middle East. He is also a novelist.

This book has the following chapters: Water for life Why is water special? Fresh and salt water Evaporation and condensation Clouds and the water cycle Water and weather Rivers Water for drinking Polluted water Down the drain Cleaning water Water for farming Water forever? Glossary Further information Index