"Describes what life would be like without clean water"-- Provided by publisher.

Next to the air people breathe, water is the most important resource on Earth. Without water, there would be no life. Earth's water, however, is a limited resource. As Earth's population grows, there may not be enough water for everyone.

Discusses the Hoover Dam, describing its design, construction, and use.

Living in the poorest part of Mumbai, where water is a precious commodity, Minni starts work in a high-rise building where she discovers that water is plentiful and fights to bring it to everyone.

When a dam fails and rushing waters sweep away their adult supervisors, five middle schoolers on a white-water rafting adventure are left alone with few supplies and the opportunity to forge powerful bonds as well as develop dangerous disagreements.

In Wisconsin, as her adoptive parents open their lake cabins for summer visitors, twelve-year-old Annalise, abandoned as an infant and able to communicate with the lake, discovers a growing toxic algae bloom and teams up with her friends to save the beloved body of water.

"Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help"--