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Author Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco), 1962- author.

Title When the world runs dry : Earth's water in crisis / Nancy F. Castaldo.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2022.
©2022

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J363.739 CAS    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J363.739 CAS    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Young Adult  YA 363.7 CAS    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Children's Department  J 363.7394 CASTALDO    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Wilson Branch - New Children's Materials  J363.7394 CA    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index.
Contents You just turn on the faucet, right? -- Getting the lead out - water infrastructure problems -- From chemicals to coal - industrial pollution -- Pipelines and protests - fracking contamination -- Farm to water - agricultural pollution -- When the water runs red - harmful algal blooms (HABs) and red tides -- Drugs in the water - pharmaceuticals and accidental pollution -- Dry wells and day zero - water supply issues -- Hell or high water - flooding and sea level rise -- Conflict and cooperation - how water stress affects nations -- From desalination to reclamation - potential solutions and action -- How you can make a difference.
Summary "A 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 9-12. Algonquin Young Readers.
Grades 4-6. Algonquin Young Readers.
Subject Water-supply -- Juvenile literature.
Water -- Pollution -- Juvenile literature.
Water quality -- Juvenile literature.
Water -- Pollution. (OCoLC)fst01171279
Water quality. (OCoLC)fst01171832
Water-supply. (OCoLC)fst01172350
Water -- Quality control -- Juvenile literature.
Water-supply.
Water.
Pollution.
Water quality management.
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Creative nonfiction.
ISBN 9781616209711 (hardcover)
1616209712
9781643752273 (ebook)
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