12 Things to Know about Water Access [Paperback]

Help make complex current events approachable with a timely series for middle grade students. Students get the facts on relevant topics that come straight from news headlines. Each book breaks the topic into 12 short chapters that provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and Think About It features, these nonfiction books support critical thinking skills and will encourage awareness of world issues. Water is crucial part of life, yet millions of people struggle to access it. From shortages to pollution, there are a lot of facts to keep straight about one of today's biggest headlines. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this complex political-social issue that affects current events. Twelve short chapters provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up with approachable text offering insights into the rising demand for water, the costs and energy of moving and cleaning water, the impacts of climate change on water resources, and how countries are responding to the crisis. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and Think About It features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness of global issues.If the Todays Headlines series feels familiar, thats because its a refreshed and updated version of 12-Story Librarys 2016 series, Turning Points in US History. Though it follows the same general structure of highlighting 12 main points about a given topic, the text has been edited to a lower reading level (fourth grade) and updated with new stats and facts. The crisp design features large, eye-catching photos and diagrams, sidebars, and critical-thinking prompts. The topics are timely, and readers will get a good sense of the subjects breadth if not their depth, making them good first-stops on a students learning or research journey. Climate Change presents many facets of this phenomenon, from contributing factors (deforestation, inclƒb