Illustrations and simple rhyming text show the importance of water to children and every living thing.

This book gives the reader instructions not only to hug the sea, but also to establish a connection full of poetry and tenderness.

Relates how the water in a park is used in different ways by the human and animal inhabitants of a neighborhood.

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of a safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan

Explores getting wet in good ways, such as stepping into a pool, and bad ways, such as sitting on a bench after rain.

When a strange rain falls bearing a fatal, contagious disease, Ruby finds herself alone with the only drinkable water quickly running out

Joshua enjoys water splashing when he feeds the ducks, walks his dog, and especially when he and his grandmother splash in the swimming pool.

When the evil Kroc hatches a plan to steal the Earth's water, Plastic Frog sets out to track him down and return the bodies of water to their rightful places.

"A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature"--

Cherished by millions of readers, this #1 New York Times bestselling novel is a powerful tale of perseverance and hope. Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park interweaves the stories of two Sudanese children who overcome mortal dangers to improve their lives and the lives of others.

A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The

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