A timely title for our drought-ridden state this year. One Well is an enjoyable but urgent plea to save our planet's water supply. Short chapters with well-themed titles share the story that ALL things on earth are completely dependant on this non-renewable resource. "The amount of water on earth doesn't change - there's no more water now ...than when dinosaurs walked the earth." Interesting little factiods decorate each double page spread, sharing hard-to-imagine statistics and adding more urgency to the message.
The art didn't work for me though. It's very colorful and attractively done with a script-y font for chapter headings but the artwork's less structured nature fell flat for me. The blocks color used to get the extra facts in were distracting. A few spreads were broken in to blocks with small pictures to illustrate each fact, these seemed to work better than the larger illustrations that were broken up.
Overall, though, it is an attractive, readable, book with an important message. The back includes a section for students to plan ways to learn more or become active in water conservation. There is also a section for parents and teachers that offers even more inf. A very thorough index is included as well.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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Given our current water situation, I think this is a very important book. It has excellent, easy-to-understand explanations of many scientific facts about water, including the water cycle, plus information about water pollution and how to prevent it. The water factoids are interesting and just the kinds of things kids like to know. Count this as an enthusiastic second.
An important book for letting readers know that every drop of water counts. The message is not too didactic, however, and the kid-friendly facts will interest young environmentalists.
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