What on Earth: Water

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What on Earth: Wind, 978-1784935535

Two parallel titles that explore important aspects of our world and introduce science, encouraging children to find out more through a mixture of information and activities.  Water investigates our watery world, from the rain that falls from the sky to rivers and oceans.  The authors explore the properties of liquid with a range of practical activities.  Stories form part of the narrative, with the inclusion of the Australian Aboriginal story Tiddalik, once told to explain where water came from.  Activities include making a rain gauge, a waterwheel and a mini pond, using everyday items and relating the project to the specific properties of water, from the way it affects our weather, how it nurtures plants, its power to shape the land. Wind follows a similar pattern, with a blend of information and activities complementing one another, and with the inclusion of stories and poems.  Kites, pinwheels, seed spinners and wind socks are among the projects that help to explore the property of the wind.  Colourful stylised illustrations throughout make the pages attractive and accessible for younger readers.