When the World Runs Dry: Earth's Water in Crisis

Description:

Award-winning science writer Nancy F. Castaldo gives a riveting narrative nonfiction account of the worldwide water crisis, explaining what's happening to the world's water supply, from industrial pollution to harmful algal blooms, and what kids can do about it.

Brief description: Nancy F. Castaldo has been writing about the planet for over 20 years. She's contributed to the Sierra Club Waste Paper, NRDC's Personal Action column, and others. She is the author of many STEM books including, Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and Their Noses) Save the World, Back from The Brink: Saving Animals From Extinction, and Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley. Visit her at nancycastaldo.com, on Twitter @NCastaldoAuthor, and on Instagram @naturespeak.

Review Quotes: A Skipping Stones Award Honoree
Short-listed for the Green Earth Book Award
A Junior Library Guild Selection

"This refreshingly (no pun intended) readable and engrossing book on the state of the world's water supply is an important read." --Youth Services Review, 5-star review

"This is the book to read if you want to go from depressed to fired-up and ready for action." --Audubon

"The narrative balances wide-ranging information with accessible prose . . . [an] invaluable tome that underscores an imperative crisis." --Publishers Weekly

"Impeccably researched and sourced . . . This book holds substantial value as a classroom text." --Booklist