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This nonfiction photo essay picture book from award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explores the one thing on Earth we cannot live without: water

Learn all about the water cycle, the effect on our planet of rising ocean temperatures, how essential clean water is around the world, and more

This nonfiction picture book is packed with information and beautiful color photographs. Kids ages 6 to 10 looking for facts, whether for a report or just for fun, will find much to like in Water.

Also includes:

- author's note

- stunning full-color photographs

- glossary

- index

- additional reading sources

Supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Seymour Simon has been called "the dean of the [children's science book] field" by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the "Seymour Science Blog" and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!